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
- Denying; renouncing; negative
Ancestry of “abnegative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | abnegativus | negative |
| 2 | Latin | abnegō | — |
| 3 | Latin | negō | — |
| 4 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 5 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |