abnegative

Questions

How do you pronounce abnegative?

The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈnɛɡətɪv/.

What does abnegative mean?

Denying; renouncing; negative

Where does abnegative come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negō Latin abnegō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin abnegativusbor. English abnegative Borrowed from Latin abnegativus.

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