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
- In a manner that can be negotiated
Ancestry of “negotiably”, step by step
negotiably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negotiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negotiable | Able to be traversed; navigable; Able to be... |
| 2 | English | negotiate | To confer with others in order to come to terms... |
| 3 | Latin | negotiatus | traded |
| 4 | Latin | negotior | I do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic |
| 5 | Latin | negōtium | business, employment, occupation, affair |
| 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 |