Where does “negozju” come from?

negozju (Maltese) comes from Italian negozio, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negozju (Maltese): business, bargain

Definitions

  1. business, bargain

Ancestry of “negozju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegozioshop, a store; deal, bargain business; legal...
2Latinnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair
3Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
4Latinnequenot; and not, also not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →