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condign

Meaningwell-worthy

Common meaning: well deserved, especially as punishment

‘with, together’ + ‘worthy’ → condign

Journey through time

  • con — Latin com- “with, together; thoroughly” (path traced)
  • dign — Latin dignus “worthy” (path traced)

Parts join in Latin as condignus.

  1. Latincom- + dignus‘with, together; thoroughly + worthy’source
  2. Latincondignus‘well-worthy’source
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftswell-worthy → deservedcondigne‘deserved’source
  4. Englishcondign‘well deserved, especially as punishment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin condignus, which Skeat analyses as com- ‘with, together; thoroughly’ + dignus ‘worthy’.

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Related words

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