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Where does “отрицательный” come from?

отрицательный (Russian) comes from Russian отрица́ть — to deny, negate.

Ancestry of “отрицательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотрица́тьto deny, negate

Words derived from “отрицательный”

  • отрицательно
Every word from Russian отрица́ть →