English
indignity
Indignity comes from Latin indignitās ‘unworthiness’, from dignus ‘worthy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-noreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dek-no-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdignus‘worthy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignus‘unworthy of, undeserving of’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignitās‘unworthiness’
- Englishtodayindignity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-noreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dek-no-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdignus‘worthy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignus‘unworthy of, undeserving of’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindignitās‘unworthiness’
- Englishtodayindignity
Formed from indign + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
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Proto-Italic *dek-no-
Latin dignus ‘worthy, dignified’
Latin indignus ‘unworthy of, undeserving of’
Middle French indigne
English indign
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
doctor, document, decent, tail, decoration, doctrine, decor, paradox, dogma, docile, dodo, doctrinal, fonda, décor, dox, docent, 56 more
through Latin dignus ‘worthy’
Today it means
noun degradation, debasement or humiliation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / indignity