Etymology of the English word ignoble
the English word
ignoblederived from the Old French word
ignoblederived from the Latin word
ignobilis (ignoble; unknown, obscure)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
using the Latin prefix
i-Date
The earliest known usage of ignoble in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
