English

hyponegation

From hypo- (“deficient”) + negation.

A compound of hypo- ‘deficient’ + negation

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Latin negō ‘deny, refuse’

Latin negātiō ‘a denial’

Old French negacion

Middle English negacioun

Today it means

noun Implied negation in a sentence.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hyponegation