The story
- Latin · derived fromre-“re-”
- French · derived fromrenier
- Old French · derived fromreneier
- Middle English · inherited fromreneye
- English todayrenay
From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege and related to deny.
Words from the same roots
Frenchrenier all →
Renier
Latinre- all →
recommendrefrainredressrecompenserepastrelentrevetmentremonstrateravelinre-retroussérevestrevigorate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.