Where does “nonnegativeness” come from?
nonnegativeness (English) comes from English nonnegative, from English negative, from Middle English negative, from Old French negatif, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.
nonnegativeness (English): The condition of being nonnegative
Definitions
- The condition of being nonnegative
Ancestry of “nonnegativeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonnegative | Not negative; either zero or positive; Any value... |
| 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 |