Where does “nonnegativity” come from?
nonnegativity (English) comes from English negativity, from English negative, from Middle English negative, from Old French negatif, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.
nonnegativity (English): The condition of being nonnegative
Definitions
- The condition of being nonnegative
Ancestry of “nonnegativity”, step by step
nonnegativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negativity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negativity | The characteristic of being pessimistic or... |
| 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 |