Where does “electronegatively” come from?
electronegatively (English) comes from English electronegative, from English negative, from Middle English negative, from Old French negatif, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.
electronegatively (English): In an electronegative way
Definitions
- In an electronegative way
Ancestry of “electronegatively”, step by step
electronegatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electronegative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electronegative | having a negative electric charge; tending to... |
| 2 | English | negative | Not positive nor neutral; Of electrical charge of... |
| 3 | Middle English | negative | — |
| 4 | Old French | negatif | — |
| 5 | Latin | negativus | denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting |
| 6 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 7 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 8 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |