Where does “negat” come from?

negat (Catalan) comes from Latin necatus, from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

negat (Catalan): good-for-nothing, worthless

Definitions

  1. good-for-nothing, worthless

Ancestry of “negat”, step by step

negat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin necatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecatuskilled, murdered, having been killed; thwarted,...
2Latinnecōto kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)
3Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
4Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Catalan negar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegarto deny; to refuse; to drown
2Old Catalannegar—
3Latinnegāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →