English
denegate
Denegate comes from Latin dēnegātus ‘denied’, from dēnegō ‘to deny’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né ‘not’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*né1‘not’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nékʷe1‘and not’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nekʷe1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEneque1‘not’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnec1‘nor’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnegō1‘to deny’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnegō2‘to deny’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnegātus2‘denied’perfect passive participle of dēnegō
- Englishtodaydenegate2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin denego
- 2 Wiktionary, English denegate
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*néWiktionary, Latin denego‘not’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nékʷeWiktionary, Latin denego‘and not’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nekʷeWiktionary, Latin denegouncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnequeWiktionary, Latin denego‘not’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnecWiktionary, Latin denego‘nor’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnegōWiktionary, Latin denego‘to deny’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnegōWiktionary, English denegate‘to deny’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnegātusWiktionary, English denegate‘denied’perfect passive participle of dēnegō
- EnglishtodaydenegateWiktionary, English denegate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *né ‘not’
no, na, necessity, ne, 14 more
through Latin nec ‘nor’
through Latin negō ‘to deny’
Today it means
verb To deny, refuse or contradict.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “denegate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin denego. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *né / denegate