Where does “allocative” come from?
Allocative comes from English allocate, which derives from Anglo-Norman -if and Latin ad- (toward), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád (to, toward) and stel- (to place, set).
allocative (English): Synonym of allocational
Definitions
- Synonym of allocational
Ancestry of “allocative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allocate | To set aside for a purpose; To distribute... |
| 2 | Latin | allocatus | allocated |
| 3 | Latin | allocō | to hire |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |