Etymology of the English word negative
the English word
negativederived from the Old French word
negatifderived from the Late Latin word
negativus (restraining, inhibiting; denied)
derived from the Latin word
negatusderived from the Latin word
negare (deny, refuse; say ... not)
using the Latin prefix
neg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Derivations in English
negatron,
internegative,
negaton,
nonnegative,
photonegative,
seronegative,
negatived,
negativingUsage
Word found in Modern English
