Where does “dignyte” come from?
dignyte (Middle English) comes from Old French dignité, from Latin dīgnitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
dignyte (Middle English): Worth; value or excellence
Definitions
- Worth; value or excellence
Ancestry of “dignyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dignité | dignity |
| 2 | Latin | dīgnitās | worth, worthiness, merit, desert |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |