Where does “dignità” come from?

dignità (Romansch) comes from Latin dignitas, from Latin dignus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dignità (Romansch): dignity

Definitions

  1. dignity

Ancestry of “dignità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindignitasworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness,...
2Latindignusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet
3Proto-Italicdegnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós →Every word from Proto-Italic degnos →