Where does “negao” come from?

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

negao (Chavacano): denied; negated

Definitions

  1. denied; negated

Ancestry of “negao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnegadoincompetent, hopeless, useless
2Spanishnegarto deny; to refuse
3Latinnegōto deny
4Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
5Latinnequenot; and not, also not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →