Etymology of the English word dignified
the English word
dignifiedderived from the English word
dignifyderived from the Old French word
dignifierderived from the French word
dignederived from the Latin word
dignus (appropriate, suitable; worthy)
derived from the Late Latin word
decere (it is fitting, right, seemly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-derived from the Late Latin word
dignificarederived from the Latin word
dignus (appropriate, suitable; worthy)
derived from the Late Latin word
decere (it is fitting, right, seemly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-using the English suffix
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Word found in Modern English