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Where does “negater” come from?

negater (English) comes from English negate, from Latin negatus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negater (English): Alternative form of negator

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of negator

Ancestry of “negater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegateTo deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to...
2Latinnegatusdenied, having been denied; refused, declined,...
3Latinnegō—
4Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
5Latinnequenot; and not, also not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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