ni- root words — words with the ni- root

The root ni- comes from Latin negare, meaning to deny, say no. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including abnegator, denegation, deniable, electronegative, electronegativity, negativistic, negatory, negatron, nonnegative, photonegative, seronegative, undenied. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ni- root

Explore words with ni- — words containing the ni- root and sharing its sense of "to deny, say no". Examples include abnegator, denegation, deniable, electronegative, electronegativity, negativistic, negatory, negatron, nonnegative, photonegative, seronegative, undenied. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ni- root means to deny, say no, from Latin negare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.