Where does “negatiivinen” come from?
negatiivinen (Finnish) comes 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.
negatiivinen (Finnish): negative; Having negative charge
Definitions
- negative; Having negative charge
Ancestry of “negatiivinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | negativ | negative; of the same electric charge as an... |
| 2 | Latin | negativus | denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting |
| 3 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 4 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 5 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |