LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, deponent

negōtior

negōtior (present infinitive negōtiārī, perfect active negōtiātus sum)
Classical[nɛˈɡoː.ti.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[neˈɡɔt.t͡si.or]

Meaning

  1. deponentto do business
  2. deponentto act as banker
  3. deponentto trade, traffic

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.negōtiornegōtiābarnegōtiābor———
2nd sg.negōtiāris
negōtiāre		negōtiābāris
negōtiābāre		negōtiāberis
negōtiābere		———
3rd sg.negōtiāturnegōtiābāturnegōtiābitur———
1st pl.negōtiāmurnegōtiābāmurnegōtiābimur———
2nd pl.negōtiāminīnegōtiābāminīnegōtiābiminī———
3rd pl.negōtianturnegōtiābanturnegōtiābuntur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.negōtiernegōtiārer——
2nd sg.negōtiēris
negōtiēre		negōtiārēris
negōtiārēre		——
3rd sg.negōtiēturnegōtiārētur——
1st pl.negōtiēmurnegōtiārēmur——
2nd pl.negōtiēminīnegōtiārēminī——
3rd pl.negōtienturnegōtiārentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.negōtiāre—
pres. 2nd pl.negōtiāminī—
fut. 2nd sg.negōtiātor—
fut. 3rd sg.negōtiātor—
fut. 3rd pl.negōtiantor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivenegōtiārī—
perfect infinitivenegōtiātum esse—
future infinitivenegōtiātūrum esse—
present participlenegōtiāns—
perfect participlenegōtiātus
negōtiāta, negōtiātā, negōtiātae, negōtiātam, negōtiātārum, negōtiātās, negōtiāte, negōtiātī, negōtiātīs, negōtiātō, negōtiātōrum, negōtiātōs		—
future participlenegōtiātūrus
negōtiātūra, negōtiātūrā, negōtiātūrae, negōtiātūram, negōtiātūrārum, negōtiātūrās, negōtiātūre, negōtiātūrī, negōtiātūrīs, negōtiātūrō, negōtiātūrōrum, negōtiātūrōs, negōtiātūrum		negōtiandus
negōtianda, negōtiandā, negōtiandae, negōtiandam, negōtiandārum, negōtiandās, negōtiande, negōtiandīs, negōtiandōrum, negōtiandōs
gerundnegōtiandī, negōtiandō, negōtiandumsupinenegōtiātum, negōtiātū

nĕgōtĭor (nĕgōc-), ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [id.], to carry on business, esp. a wholesale business or the banking business.
I. Lit.: cum se Syracusas otiandi, non negotiandi causā contulisset, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: Curius qui Patris negotiatur, id. Fam. 13, 17, 1; Sall. C. 40, 2: quibus mercibus negotiatur aliquis, Gai. Inst. 4, 74.—
B. Transf., in gen., to trade, traffic: negotiandi causā, Liv. 33, 29, 4; Col. praef. 12.—
C. To gain by traffic (eccl. Lat.): quantum negotiatus esset, Vulg. Luc. 19, 15.—
II. Trop. *
A. To deal, traffic: animā statim nostrā negotiari, to traffic with our lives, Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 11.—*
B. To engage in business: circumspiciebam in quod me mare negotiaturus immitterem, Sen. Ep. 119, 5.—Hence, nĕ-gōtĭans, antis, P. a.—As subst.
A. A wholesale dealer, trader, banker, business man: negavi me cuipiam negotianti dare (praefecturam), Cic. Att. 5, 21, 10.—
B. In gen., a dealer, tradesman: MATERIARIVS, Inscr. Fabr. 655, n. 476: SALSAMENTARIVS ET VINARIARIVS, Inscr. Orell. 4249.—Plur.: aratores ac negotiantes, Suet. Aug. 42: negotiantes in basilicā, Vitr. 5, 1, 8: NEGOTIANTES VINI ARIMINENSES, Inscr. Rein. c. 3, n. 88 (a. p. Chr. n. 251).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nékʷe
  3. Proto-Italic*nekʷe
  4. Latinnegōtior

Latin nec Latin ōtium Latin negōtium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negōtior From negōtium (“business, affair”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Romanianneguța
  • Catalannegociar
  • Englishnegotiate
  • Frenchnégocier
  • Italiannegoziare
  • Portuguesenegociar
  • Romaniannegocia
  • Spanishnegociar
  • Friuliannegoziâ
  • Galiciannegociar

In English words that came into English from negōtior

  • negotiatenegōtiātus
  • negotiationnegotiatio
  • negotiatornegōtiātor
  • negotiantnegōtior

Quick answers

What does negōtior mean in Latin?
negōtior, a verb, means “to do business; to act as banker; to trade, traffic”.
What are the principal parts of negōtior?
negōtior, negōtiārī, negōtiātus sum (first conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce negōtior?
In classical Latin, [nɛˈɡoː.ti.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [neˈɡɔt.t͡si.or].
Where does negōtior come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe → Proto-Italic *nekʷe → Latin negōtior.
Which English words come from negōtior?
English words that go back to Latin negōtior include negotiate, negotiant, negotiation and negotiator.