Where does “négocier” come from?
négocier (French) comes from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
négocier (French): to negotiate
Definitions
- to negotiate
Ancestry of “négocier”, step by step
négocier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin negotior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | negotior | I do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic |
| 2 | Latin | negōtium | business, employment, occupation, affair |
| 3 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 4 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Latin negōtiārī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | negōtiārī | — |