Where does “HIV-negatiivinen” come from?

HIV-negatiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish negatiivinen, from Swedish negativ, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

HIV-negatiivinen (Finnish): HIV negative

Definitions

  1. HIV negative

Ancestry of “HIV-negatiivinen”, step by step

HIV-negatiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish negatiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnegatiivinennegative; Having negative charge
2Swedishnegativnegative; of the same electric charge as an...
3Latinnegativusdenied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting
4Latinnegōto deny
5Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
6Latinnequenot; and not, also not
7Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Finnish HIV

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHIVHIV human immunodeficiency virus
2EnglishHIVInitialism of human immunodeficiency virus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷeEvery word from Latin neque