Etymology of the English word negatron
the English word
negatronderived 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)
derived from the English word
electronusing the English suffix
-onderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
Date
The earliest known usage of negatron in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
