'ignore' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'ignorare,' where 'in-' meant 'not' and 'gnarus' meant 'knowing.'

'ignorare' transformed into the French word 'ignorer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'ignore' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'not knowing,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'deliberately not paying attention to something or someone.'