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Where does “constructive” come from?

Constructive comes from Middle French constructif, meaning "serving to construct or build."

constructive (English): Relating to or causing construction; Carefully...

Definitions

  1. Relating to or causing construction; Carefully...

Ancestry of “constructive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchconstructif—

Words derived from “constructive”

  • constructivist
  • constructivism
  • constructively
  • deconstructive
  • constructiveness
  • unconstructive
  • nonconstructive
  • deconstructivism
  • deconstructively
  • visuoconstructive
  • coconstructive
  • unconstructively
  • unconstructiveness
  • deconstructiveness
  • deconstructivity
  • anticonstructivism
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