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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

  1. In a way that is not negotiable

Ancestry of “nonnegotiably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegotiablyIn a manner that can be negotiated
2EnglishnegotiableAble to be traversed; navigable; Able to be...
3EnglishnegotiateTo confer with others in order to come to terms...
4Latinnegotiatustraded
5LatinnegotiorI do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic
6Latinnegōtium—
7Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
8Latinnequenot; and not, also not
9Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
10Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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