Where does “ignorante” come from?

ignorante (Portuguese) comes from Latin ignōrāns, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ignorante (Portuguese): ignorant; aggressive, brutal; an ignorant person

Definitions

  1. ignorant; aggressive, brutal; an ignorant person

Ancestry of “ignorante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinignōrānsunknowing, being ignorant of
2Latinignōrōto not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Latin ignōrō →Every word from Latin ignōrāns →
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