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Where does “negociar” come from?

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

negociar (Portuguese): to negotiate; to bargain

Definitions

  1. to negotiate; to bargain

Ancestry of “negociar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “negociar”

  • negociante
  • agronegociante
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