Where does “deynously” come from?
deynously (Middle English) comes from Middle English deynous, from Middle English disdeynous, from Old French desdeignos, from French dédaigneux, from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō — take; perceive.
deynously (Middle English): disdainfully
Definitions
- disdainfully
Ancestry of “deynously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deynous | haughty, disdainful |
| 2 | Middle English | disdeynous | disdainous, disdainful |
| 3 | Old French | desdeignos | — |
| 4 | French | dédaigneux | scornful, disdainful, contemptuous |
| 5 | French | dédaigner | to scorn, to despise, to disdain |
| 6 | Old French | desdeignier | to disdain |
| 7 | Old French | deignier | to deign; to condescend |
| 8 | Latin | dīgnō | to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting |
| 9 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |