Where does “abnegatio” come from?
abnegatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin abnego, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abnegatio (Late Latin): The act of denying; denial
Definitions
- The act of denying; denial
Ancestry of “abnegatio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | abnego | I refuse, deny, decline, am unwilling |
| 2 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 3 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abnegatio”