Where does “nenegativ” come from?

nenegativ (Romanian) comes from Romanian negativ, from Italian negativo, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

nenegativ (Romanian): nonnegative both numbers as well as functions

Definitions

  1. nonnegative both numbers as well as functions

Ancestry of “nenegativ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegativnegative
2Italiannegativonegative; dismal
3Latinnegativusdenied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting
4Latinnegōto deny
5Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
6Latinnequenot; and not, also not
7Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷeEvery word from Latin neque
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