Where does “nonnegotiably” come from?
nonnegotiably (English) comes from English negotiably, from English negotiable, from English negotiate, from Latin negotiatus, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.
nonnegotiably (English): In a way that is not negotiable
Definitions
- In a way that is not negotiable
Ancestry of “nonnegotiably”, step by step
nonnegotiably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negotiably
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negotiably | In a manner that can be negotiated |
| 2 | English | negotiable | Able to be traversed; navigable; Able to be... |
| 3 | English | negotiate | To confer with others in order to come to terms... |
| 4 | Latin | negotiatus | traded |
| 5 | Latin | negotior | I do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic |
| 6 | Latin | negōtium | business, employment, occupation, affair |
| 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 |