The English word "dignity", attested from the early 13th century, comes from Latin dignitas (worthiness) by way of French dignité.

What is the source of human dignity?

Seifert (1997) distinguishes two main sources of human dignity: the 'ontological' and the acquired. The former is grounded on human nature as an individual rational substance, and the latter is derived from the awakened conscious life, as well as from the intentional and free acts of the human person.

Who created dignity?

To possess dignity is to have absolute, intrinsic and unconditional value. The concept of dignity became prominent in the work of Immanuel Kant. He argued objects can be valuable in two different ways.