Where does “negustorire” come from?

negustorire (Romanian) comes from Romanian negustori, from Romanian negustor, from Romanian neguțător, from Latin negōtiātor, from Latin negotior, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque — not.

negustorire (Romanian): trade

Definitions

  1. trade

Ancestry of “negustorire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegustorito trade
2Romaniannegustormerchant, trader, dealer
3Romanianneguțător—
4Latinnegōtiātormerchant, businessman, dealer, trader, wholesaler
5LatinnegotiorI do business; I act as banker; I trade, traffic
6Latinnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair
7Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
8Latinnequenot; and not, also not
9Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
10Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →