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