Where does “zdemn” come from?
zdemn (Romanian) comes from Italian sdegno, from Italian sdegnare, from Italian degnare, from Latin dignāre, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
zdemn (Romanian): scorn (contempt, disdain)
Definitions
- scorn (contempt, disdain)
Ancestry of “zdemn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sdegno | indignation, resentment; enmity, animosity;... |
| 2 | Italian | sdegnare | to scorn |
| 3 | Italian | degnare | to deign to |
| 4 | Latin | dignāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |