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Where does “blaxploitative” come from?

blaxploitative (English) comes from English blaxploitation, from English exploitation, from French exploitation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

blaxploitative (English): Of or pertaining to blaxploitation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to blaxploitation

Ancestry of “blaxploitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblaxploitationA genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that...
2EnglishexploitationThe act of utilizing something; industry; The...
3Frenchexploitationexploitation
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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