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Where does “vergogne” come from?

vergogne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “vergogne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinverecunnia—
2Latinverēcundia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “vergogne”

  • vergogne
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