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Where does “carminative” come from?

carminative (English) comes from Latin carminatus, from Latin carminō, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

carminative (English): relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive...

Definitions

  1. relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive...

Ancestry of “carminative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarminatushaving made verses; carded, having been carded;...
2Latincarminō—
3Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “carminative”

  • acarminative
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