Where does “abnegative” come from?

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

abnegative (English): Denying; renouncing; negative

Definitions

  1. Denying; renouncing; negative

Ancestry of “abnegative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabnegativusnegative
2Latinabnegōto refuse, deny, decline, be unwilling
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 neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷeEvery word from Latin neque
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