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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.