Where does “negocia” come from?
negocia (Romanian) comes from French négocier, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
negocia (Romanian): to negotiate
Definitions
- to negotiate
Ancestry of “negocia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | négocier | to negotiate |
| 2 | Latin | negotior | I do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic |
| 3 | Latin | negōtium | business, employment, occupation, affair |
| 4 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 5 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |