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Where does “dignifier” come from?

dignifier (Old French) comes from Late Latin dignificare, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “dignifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindignificare—
2Latindīgnus—
3Proto-Italicdegnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dignifier”

  • dignify
  • dignification
  • undignify
  • dignifiable
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