English word positive comes from Latin po- (Off, away.), Proto-Italic *posnō, Latin sino
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| po- | Latin (lat) | Off, away. |
| *posnō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| sino | Latin (lat) | (with accusative of person and infinitive) I let, permit, suffer.. I put, lay, set down. |
| positus | Latin (lat) | |
| positivus | Latin (lat) | (grammar) positive (of an adjective, not comparative or superlative). Positive. |
| positif | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| positive | English (eng) | (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').. (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.. (chemistry) electropositive. (chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.. (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an [...] |