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Where does “pernego” come from?

pernego (Latin) comes from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

pernego (Latin): I deny entirely; I refuse flatly

Definitions

  1. I deny entirely; I refuse flatly

Ancestry of “pernego”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pernego”

  • pernegans
  • pernegaturus
  • pernegatus
  • pernegandus
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