Where does “renege” come from?

Renege comes from Latin renegō, formed from Latin negō meaning "to deny," which derives from Latin ne meaning "not," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.

renege (English): To break a promise or commitment; to go back on...

Definitions

  1. To break a promise or commitment; to go back on...

Ancestry of “renege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrenegō—
2Latinnegōto deny
3Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
4Latinnequenot; and not, also not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “renege”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →