Cooljugator Logo Get an English Tutor

dignity

Need help with dignity or English? Practice with an English tutor for personalized feedback. Find a tutor →
Wanna learn by yourself instead? Study with our courses! Get a full English course →

English word dignity comes from Proto-Italic *degnos, Romanian lemn (Timber. Wood.), Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no

Practice these etymologies with an English tutor!

If you have questions about the etymology of dignity or English in general, you can practice and get feedback from a professional tutor.

*degnos (Proto-Italic)

lemn (Romanian)

Timber. Wood.

*deḱ-no (Proto-Indo-European)

dignus (Latin)

Appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet.

demn (Romanian)

Dignified, worthy, respectable.

dignitatem (Latin)

dignite (Old French)

dignitee (Middle English)

dignity (English)

(obsolete) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.. Decorum, formality, stateliness.. High office, rank, or station.. One holding high rank; a dignitary.. The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.

Further details about this page

LOCATION