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