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Where does “renegation” come from?

renegation (English) comes from English renege, from Latin renegō, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

renegation (English): a denial

Definitions

  1. a denial

Ancestry of “renegation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrenegeTo break a promise or commitment; to go back on...
2Latinrenegō—
3Latinnegō—
4Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
5Latinnequenot; and not, also not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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