Where does “negosiu” come from?

negosiu (Tetum) comes from Portuguese negócio, from Latin negōtium, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

negosiu (Tetum): business, deal

Definitions

  1. business, deal

Ancestry of “negosiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegócioaffair; business, enterprise; thing
2Latinnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair
3Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
4Latinnequenot; and not, also not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →