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Where does “negativus” come from?

negativus (Latin) comes from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negativus (Latin): denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting

Definitions

  1. denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting

Ancestry of “negativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnegō—
2Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
3Latinnequenot; and not, also not
4Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “negativus”

  • negative
  • negatively
  • negativity
  • nonnegative
  • electronegative
  • electronegativity
  • seronegative
  • negativism
  • negativistic
  • nonnegativity
  • negativeness
  • homonegativity
  • homonegative
  • negativist
  • internegative
  • immunonegative
  • nonnegatively
  • photonegative
  • connegative
  • negativization
  • negativize
  • electronegatively
  • negatival
  • nega-
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