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Where does “negotiatress” come from?

negotiatress (English) comes from English negotiator, from Latin negōtiātor, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negotiatress (English): A female negotiator

Definitions

  1. A female negotiator

Ancestry of “negotiatress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegotiatorOne who negotiates; A diplomat, moderator
2Latinnegōtiātor—
3LatinnegotiorI do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic
4Latinnegōtium—
5Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
6Latinnequenot; and not, also not
7Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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