Etymology

disingenuous

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Today it means: Not honourable; unworthy of honour. Full definition →

English ingenuous ← Latin ingenuu ← Middle English dis-
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Latiningenuu
  7. Englishingenuous
  8. English todaydisingenuous

From dis- + ingenuous.

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