early 15c., negotiacioun, "a dealing with people, trafficking," from Old French negociacion "business, trade," and directly from Latin negotiationem (nominative negotiatio) "business, traffic," noun of action from past participle stem of negotiari"carry on business, do business, act as a banker," from negotium "a business, employment, occupation, affair (public or private)," also "difficulty, pains, trouble, labor," literally "lack of leisure," from neg- "not" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + otium "ease, leisure," a word of unknown origin.
The sense expansion from "doing business" to also include "bargaining" about anything took place in Latin. Meaning "mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement" is from 1570s.
"negotiation" 指的是两个或多个当事方通过沟通和协商来达成相互协议或解决方案的过程。
"negotiation" 词源于拉丁动词 "negotiari"，意为“经营业务”。此动词的根源是 "negotium"，它由两个元素组成：
因此，"negotium" 最初指的是“非休闲”或“业务”的概念，强调非休闲活动或与休息相对的活动。
随着时间的推移，"negotiation" 这个词开始引申出贸易，商务，谈判，和协商。