Etymology of the English word deny
the English word
denyderived from the Old French word
denierderived from the Latin word
denarius (containing, related to the number ten; worth a denarius)
derived from the Latin word
deniderived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekmâ‚€derived from the Latin word
denegare (deny; say that ... not)
derived from the Latin word
negare (deny, refuse; say ... not)
using the Latin prefix
neg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Old French word
deneierderived from the Latin word
denegare (deny; say that ... not)
derived from the Latin word
negare (deny, refuse; say ... not)
using the Latin prefix
neg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of deny in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
deniable,
denial,
denier,
denied,
denyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
