Etymology

indign

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Today it means: Unworthy, undeserving. Full definition →

Middle French indigne ← Latin indignus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromindignus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromindigne
  3. English todayindign

Borrowed from Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from in- (“un-”) + dignus (“worthy, dignified”).

Words from the same roots

Latinindignus all →

indignify

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