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Where does “negotiably” come from?

negotiably (English) comes from English negotiable, from English negotiate, from Latin negotiatus, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe — not.

negotiably (English): In a manner that can be negotiated

Definitions

  1. In a manner that can be negotiated

Ancestry of “negotiably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegotiableAble to be traversed; navigable; Able to be...
2EnglishnegotiateTo confer with others in order to come to terms...
3Latinnegotiatustraded
4LatinnegotiorI do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic
5Latinnegōtium—
6Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
7Latinnequenot; and not, also not
8Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
9Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “negotiably”

  • nonnegotiably
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