Where does “assimilative” come from?
Assimilative derives from French assimilatif, formed from the French suffix -if (from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós) combined with a root from Latin assimilāre, itself composed of the prefix ad- and the verb similāre meaning to make similar.
assimilative (English): Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation
Definitions
- Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation
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