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Where does “positif” come from?

positif (French) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positif (French): positive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...

Definitions

  1. positive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...

Ancestry of “positif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivus—
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positif”

  • positivism
  • postpositivism
  • neopositivism
  • antipositivism
  • positiviste
  • séropositivité
  • positivisme
  • électropositif
  • électropositivité
  • séropositif
  • antipositivismo
  • antipositivista
  • positivista
  • positivismo
  • positron
  • positiv
  • positron
  • positiv
  • pozitif
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