Etymology of the English word neutral
the English word
neutralderived from the Old French word
neutralderived from the Latin word
neutralisderived from the Latin word
neuter (neither)
derived from the Latin word
neDate
The earliest known usage of neutral in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
neutron,
electroneutral,
neutralism,
neutralist,
neutralize,
neutrality,
neutrophilCognates
Catalan
neutre, Dutch
neutraal, Dutch
neutrum, English
neuter, French
neutre, German
neutral, German
Neutrum, Italian
neutro, Lithuanian
neutralus, Norwegian
noytral, Norwegian
noytrum, Polish
neutralny, Russian
нeйтpaльный, Swedish
neutral, Swedish
neutrumUsage
Word found in Modern English