Where does “abnegator” come from?
abnegator (English) comes from Late Latin abnegator, from Latin abnegatus, from Latin abnegō, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
abnegator (English): One who abnegates, denies, or rejects
Definitions
- One who abnegates, denies, or rejects
Ancestry of “abnegator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | abnegator | a denier |
| 2 | Latin | abnegatus | refused, denied, declined, having been refused |
| 3 | Latin | abnegō | to refuse, deny, decline, be unwilling |
| 4 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 5 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 6 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |