Etymology of the English word renegade
the English word
renegadederived from the Spanish word
renegadoderived from the Spanish word
renegarderived from the Medieval Latin word
renegatusderived from the Latin word
renegarederived 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 Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of renegade in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
renegaat, French
renégat, German
Renegat, Italian
rinnegado, Norwegian
renegat, Spanish
renegado, Swedish
renegatUsage
Word found in Modern English
