derived from the Latin word
dedignare (disdain; refuse , reject with scorn)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
dignare (deem, consider, think worthy)
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
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