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Where does “undeniably” come from?

Undeniably derives from English deny, which comes from Latin denegare, formed from Latin de- and Latin unus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ano- and Proto-Indo-European ne.

undeniably (English): In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable...

Definitions

  1. In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable...

Ancestry of “undeniably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishundeniableirrefutable, or impossible to deny
2Englishun-not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to...
3Middle Englishun-—
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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