Where does “positief” come from?
positief (Dutch) comes from English positive, from Old French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
positief (Dutch): positive
Definitions
- positive
Ancestry of “positief”, step by step
positief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English positive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | positive | Not negative or neutral; Formally laid down;... |
| 2 | Old French | positif | — |
| 3 | Latin | posītivus | positive |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via French positif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | positif | positive; positive or zero. nonnegative;... |