Where does “nondeniable” come from?
nondeniable (English) comes from English deniable, from English deny, from Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier, from Latin dēnegāre, from Latin negāre, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
nondeniable (English): Not deniable; that cannot be denied
Definitions
- Not deniable; that cannot be denied
Ancestry of “nondeniable”, step by step
nondeniable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deniable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deniable | Able to be denied or contradicted |
| 2 | English | deny | To disallow or reject; To assert that something... |
| 3 | Middle English | denyen | To deny a truth; a charge |
| 4 | Old French | denoier | to deny, to repudiate; to deny, repudiate |
| 5 | Latin | dēnegāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | negāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |