Etymograph

English

indignatio

Indignatio comes from Latin indignātiō ‘displeasure, indignation, disdain’, from indignus ‘shameful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-noreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dek-no-reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdignus‘worthy’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignus‘shameful’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignor‘to be indignant’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignātiō‘displeasure, indignation, disdain’
  8. Englishtodayindignatio

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-noreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dek-no-reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdignus‘worthy’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignus‘shameful’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignor‘to be indignant’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignātiō‘displeasure, indignation, disdain’
  8. Englishtodayindignatio

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’

doctor, document, decent, tail, doctrine, decor, paradox, dogma, docile, dodo, fonda, doctrinal, décor, dox, docent, 56 more

through Latin dignus ‘worthy’

dignity, disdain, dainty, dignitary, deign, digne, 8 more

Today it means

noun A closing of a speech intended to arouse negative emotion toward an accused or an opponent and the actions or proposal at issue.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / indignatio

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