Etymology

negotiation

ne·go·ti·a·tion
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Today it means: The process of achieving agreement through discussion. Full definition →

Middle French négociation ← Latin negotiatio
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnegotiatio“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromnégociation
  3. English todaynegotiation

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”). By surface analysis, negotiate + -ion.

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