Where does “negatiivisuus” come from?
negatiivisuus (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.
negatiivisuus (Finnish): negativity
Definitions
- negativity
Ancestry of “negatiivisuus”, step by step
negatiivisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish negatiivinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | negatiivinen | negative; Having negative charge |
| 2 | Swedish | negativ | negative; of the same electric charge as an... |
| 3 | Latin | negativus | denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting |
| 4 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 5 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 6 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |