Etymology of the English word negaton
the English word
negatonusing the English suffix
-onderived from 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
