English word negative comes from Latin nego, Latin negare, and later Latin negativus ((legal) inhibiting. Denied, negative, that which denies.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| nego | Latin (lat) | (intransitive) I refuse, say no. (transitive) I reject, refuse, say no to (something). I deny. I keep from, prevent. |
| negare | Latin (lat) | |
| negativus | Latin (lat) | (legal) inhibiting. Denied, negative, that which denies. |
| negatif | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| negatif | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| negative | English (en) | (New Age jargon) (pejorative) bad, unwanted, disagreeable, potentially damaging, to be avoided, unpleasant, difficult, painful; (often precedes 'energy', 'feeling', 'emotion' or 'thought').. (chemistry) metalloidal; nonmetallic; contrasted with positive or basic.. (linguistics, logic) denying a proposition. (mathematics) of number, less than zero. (physics) of electrical charge of an [...] |