LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

renegō

*renegō (present infinitive *renegāre, perfect active *renegāvī, supine *renegātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto deny, renounce, disown, reject

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrenegō

Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negō Latin *renegāre From re- + negō.

Borrowings
  • Catalanrenegar
  • Englishrenege
  • Portugueserenegar
  • Portuguesearrenegar
  • Romanianrenega
  • Spanishrenegar
  • Galicianrenegar
  • Galicianarrenegar
  • Galicianarnegar
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianrennegare
  • Sardinianarrennegare
Italo-Romance
  • Italianrinnegare
  • Sicilianrinigari
  • Sicilianrinijari
  • Sicilianarrinigari
  • Sicilianarrinnigari
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchrenier

In English words that came into English from renegō

  • renegaderenegātus
  • renegerenegō

Quick answers

What does renegō mean in Latin?
renegō, a verb, means “to deny, renounce, disown, reject”.
What are the principal parts of renegō?
renegō, *renegāre, *renegāvī, *renegātum (first conjugation).
Where does renegō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin renegō.