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Where does “deadjectival” come from?

deadjectival (English) comes from English adjectival, from English adjective, from French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from Latin adiciō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

deadjectival (English): Deriving from an adjective; A word derived from...

Definitions

  1. Deriving from an adjective; A word derived from...

Ancestry of “deadjectival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadjectivalOf or relating to or functioning as an adjective;...
2EnglishadjectiveA word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s...
3Frenchadjectifadjective
4LatinadiectivusAlternative form of adjectīvus; adjective
5Latinadiciō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →