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Where does “negociante” come from?

negociante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese negociar, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negociante (Portuguese): shopkeeper; businessman; negotiator

Definitions

  1. shopkeeper; businessman; negotiator

Ancestry of “negociante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegociarto negotiate; to bargain
2LatinnegotiorI do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic
3Latinnegōtium—
4Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
5Latinnequenot; and not, also not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “negociante”

  • agronegociante
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