Where does “indigence” come from?
indigence (Old French) comes from Latin indigentia, from Latin indigentem, from Latin indigēre, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indigence (Old French): indigence poverty; lacking
Definitions
- indigence poverty; lacking
Ancestry of “indigence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indigentia | need, want, lack, indigence; nominative neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | indigentem | accusative masculine singular of indigēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | indigēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 5 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |