Negotiations and Diplomacy.

I believe the terms for Negotiations and Diplomacy were taught to the English by the French.

Let's break down the words phonetically, shall we?

Ne-go-si-a-si-on.

Né is to be born.
Go is an English word, go.
Si is the conditional If.
A is 'to', or the original letter.
Si-a-si, as in comparing conditionals.
On is 'we', or you and me.

Do you see?

Dit-plot-mat
Dit is to say something.
Plot is a plot, or a plan.
Mat, as in a mathematical equation.
Numbers are universal.
And so, it is a universal approach to planned speech in order to achieve desired outcomes.


Most words can be broken down logically letter by letter, often times in more than one way.


Wether right or wrong is quite irrelevant to me...

I have fun doing this.

And it makes one think, don't you think so?

I do.

^_^

Enjoy!

And discuss, if you will

P.s.: I struggle to find the appropriate forum for this post. Mods, move this as you please, though for once please reconsider before moving my thread to the bin... Thank you.

Way off, it's Latin...

borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, past participle of negōtiārī "to do business, trade, deal," derivative of negōtium "work, business, difficulty, annoyance," from nec "not" + ōtium "free time, leisure, tranquility," of obscure origin

a reply to: BrotherKinsMan

france was not exactly the most diplomatic country in the way back when. in fact they liked to kick ass like the rest of em.
only time they would practice negotiations and diplomacy, is when the got theirs kicked, which was about half the time.

Crazy how England and France went from fighting over who’s going to colonize the world to who gets the best fishing spot.

a reply to: BernnieJGato

It was the English Longbow that taught the french diplomacy and Negotiation! /sarc

a reply to: Kurokage

Funny how the 'English longbow' is actually Welsh. I have seen many history videos on this.

Being an 'English' bowman could also get you out of pretty much any legal problems thay had at that time.

About the op, I think much was lost in that translation.

a reply to: BeyondKnowledge3

Tut Tut....

The longbow as we recognise it today, measuring around the height of a man, made its first major appearance towards the end of the Middle Ages. Although generally attributed to the Welsh, longbows have in fact been around at least since Neolithic times: one made of yew and wrapped in leather was found in Somerset in 1961. It is thought that even earlier finds have been uncovered in Scandinavia.

Also If the Member in the opening post were to break down most words like they have, it come across as Japanese.

It is no coincidence that "sabotage" is a French word.

The French used to cut two fingers off captured English bowmen


Hence why intact bowmen would give the French the two fingers to taunt them.

The origin of what is now a common gesture.

a reply to: BrotherKinsMan

I don't know about all that, but I do know the origins of the word expert.

An ex is a has been.

A spurt is a drip under pressure.

Expert.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

LOL! When I was young and stupid I remember flipping those two fingers at my dad.

He took away my car keys and told me that I was lucky he wasn’t French.

I never knew what he meant by that, thanks for the info

a reply to: BrotherKinsMan

'God' spelled backwards is 'dog'.

a reply to: chr0naut

Devil - Lived

Ah Satan - Natasha

Mirrors are fun.

^_^


Edit:

Game - E-mag
As in electronic magazine.
As in digital ammo.
A bit farfetched but still...


I like taking words apart too.

Together - to get her

=P

Also, a quick Google search shows I'm partially correct.

"Negotiations: Etymology. Borrowed from Middle French négociation [...]"

I should get partial credit.

originally posted by: BrotherKinsMan
Also, a quick Google search shows I'm partially correct.

"Negotiations: Etymology. Borrowed from Middle French négociation [...]"

I should get partial credit.

And the French is also from the Latin but I'll give you the partial credit!