Where does “negation” come from?
Negation comes from Middle English negacioun, from Old French negacion, from Latin negatio, derived from the verb nego meaning to deny or refuse, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ne meaning not.
negation (English): The act of negating something; A denial or...
Definitions
- The act of negating something; A denial or...
Ancestry of “negation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | negacioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | negacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | negatio | a denying, denial, refusal, negation; a negative |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |