Where does “nega” come from?

nega (Chavacano) comes from Spanish negar, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

nega (Chavacano): to deny; to negate

Definitions

  1. to deny; to negate

Ancestry of “nega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnegarto deny; to refuse
2Latinnegōto deny
3Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
4Latinnequenot; and not, also not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →