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Where does “additive” come from?

Additive comes from Late Latin additivus, meaning "that which is added."

additive (English): Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,...

Ancestry of “additive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinadditivus—
2Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinaddō—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “additive”

  • additivity
  • additively
  • nonadditive
  • subadditivity
  • subadditive
  • nonadditivity
  • superadditive
  • superadditivity
  • additiveness
  • interadditive
  • cycloadditive
  • protoadditive
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