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French word nier comes from Latin nec, Latin ne- (Absolutely negates the principal meaning.), Proto-Indo-European *enḱ-, Latin aiere

nec (Latin)

And not. Nor. Not either. Not even And not, not. Neither. Nor. Not even.

ne- (Latin)

Absolutely negates the principal meaning.

*enḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

aiere (Latin)

neco (Latin)

(figuratively) I thwart, check. I kill, murder, especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger.

*nec-aiare (Latin)

nego (Latin)

(intransitive) I refuse, say no. (transitive) I reject, refuse, say no to (something). I deny. I keep from, prevent.

noiier (Old French)

(ambitransitive) to drown To deny.

nier (French)

To deny.

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