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
- In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable...
Ancestry of “undeniably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undeniable | irrefutable, or impossible to deny |
| 2 | English | un- | not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to... |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |