Where does “catenatively” come from?
catenatively (English) comes from English catenative, from Latin catēnātus, from Latin catēnō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
catenatively (English): In a catenative manner
Definitions
- In a catenative manner
Ancestry of “catenatively”, step by step
catenatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catenative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catenative | Having the ability to catenate, or form chains; A... |
| 2 | Latin | catēnātus | chained, shackled |
| 3 | Latin | catēnō | to chain together |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |