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

  1. electronegativity

Ancestry of “elektronegatiivisuus”, step by step

elektronegatiivisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elektronegatiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelektronegatiivinenelectronegative
2Finnishnegatiivinennegative; Having negative charge
3Swedishnegativnegative; of the same electric charge as an...
4Latinnegativusdenied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting
5Latinnegōto deny
6Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
7Latinnequenot; and not, also not
8Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
9Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “elektronegatiivisuus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷeEvery word from Latin neque