Where does “negativa” come from?

negativa (Italian) comes from Romanian negativ, from Italian negativo, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negativa (Italian): feminine singular of negativo; negative

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of negativo; negative

Ancestry of “negativa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegativnegative
2Italiannegativonegative; dismal
3Latinnegativusdenied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting
4Latinnegōto deny
5Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
6Latinnequenot; and not, also not
7Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “negativa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →