Etymology of the English word indignity
the English word
indignityderived from the Old French word
indignitéderived from the Latin word
indignitas (vileness, baseness, shamelessness)
derived from the Latin word
indignus (unworthy, undeserving, undeserved)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
gnususing the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
