Etymology of the English word ignore
the English word
ignorederived from the Old French word
ignorerderived from the Latin word
ignorare (not know; be unfamiliar with; disregard)
derived from the Latin word
ignarus (ignorant; unaware, having no experience of)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
gnarus (having knowledge or experience of; known)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of ignore in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
ignored,
ignoringUsage
Word found in Modern English
