Where does “hypernegation” come from?
hypernegation (English) comes from English negation, from Middle English negacioun, from Old French negacion, from Latin negatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hypernegation (English): Negation that reinforces, rather than cancels, other negation in a sentence
Definitions
- Negation that reinforces, rather than cancels, other negation in a sentence
Ancestry of “hypernegation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negation | The act of negating something; A denial or... |
| 2 | Middle English | negacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | negacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | negatio | a denying, denial, refusal, negation; a negative |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |