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Where does “negotiosus” come from?

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

negotiosus (Latin): full of business; busy, crowded

Definitions

  1. full of business; busy, crowded

Ancestry of “negotiosus”, step by step

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