Where does “elektronegatiivisuus” come from?
elektronegatiivisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish elektronegatiivinen, from Finnish negatiivinen, from Swedish negativ, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe — not.
elektronegatiivisuus (Finnish): electronegativity
Definitions
- electronegativity
Ancestry of “elektronegatiivisuus”, step by step
elektronegatiivisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elektronegatiivinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elektronegatiivinen | electronegative |
| 2 | Finnish | negatiivinen | negative; Having negative charge |
| 3 | Swedish | negativ | negative; of the same electric charge as an... |
| 4 | Latin | negativus | denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting |
| 5 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 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 |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |