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

negativus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin negō

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

via Latin negāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnegāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “negativus”

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