Where does “nonnegotiable” come from?
Nonnegotiable derives from English negotiable, which combines Latin negotiatus (engaged in business) and -abilis (capable of), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European new- (new), reflecting the sense of novel or unprecedented transactions.
nonnegotiable (English): Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation;...
Definitions
- Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation;...
Ancestry of “nonnegotiable”, step by step
| 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 |