Where does “negozjatur” come from?
negozjatur (Maltese) comes from Italian negoziatore, from Latin negōtiātor, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
negozjatur (Maltese): negotiator
Definitions
- negotiator
Ancestry of “negozjatur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | negoziatore | negotiator |
| 2 | Latin | negōtiātor | merchant, businessman, dealer, trader, wholesaler |
| 3 | Latin | negotior | I do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic |
| 4 | Latin | negōtium | business, employment, occupation, affair |
| 5 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 6 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |