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Where does “desdeignos” come from?

desdeignos (Old French) comes from French dédaigneux, from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “desdeignos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédaigneuxscornful, disdainful, contemptuous
2Frenchdédaignerto scorn, to despise, to disdain
3Old Frenchdesdeignierto disdain
4Old Frenchdeignierto deign; to condescend
5Latindīgnō—
6Latindīgnus—
7Proto-Italicdegnos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “desdeignos”

  • deignous
  • disdainous
  • disdainously
  • disdeignous
  • deignously
  • disdeinous
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