Where does “nonnegatively” come from?
nonnegatively (English) comes from English negatively, from English negative, from Middle English negative, from Old French negatif, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.
nonnegatively (English): In a nonnegative manner, or to a nonnegative...
Definitions
- In a nonnegative manner, or to a nonnegative...
Ancestry of “nonnegatively”, step by step
nonnegatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negatively
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negatively | In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not... |
| 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 |