Etymology

negatory

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Today it means: Negative; negating. Full definition →

Medieval Latin negātōrius ← Latin negātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnegātus
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromnegātōrius
  3. English todaynegatory

From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.

Words from the same roots

Latinnegātus all →

negate

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