Where does “abnegate” come from?

abnegate (English) comes from Latin abnegō, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

abnegate (English): To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience)

Definitions

To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience)

Ancestry of “abnegate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abnegō	to refuse, deny, decline, be unwilling
2	Latin	negō	to deny
3	Latin	nec	nor; and not, not; neither
4	Latin	neque	not; and not, also not
5	Proto-Indo-European	nekʷe	and not, neither, nor
6	Proto-Indo-European	ne	not

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →