Where does “digestive” come from?
Digestive comes from Old French digestif, from Late Latin digestivus, formed with the Latin suffix -ivus from the verb gerere meaning "to carry or bear," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
digestive (English): Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion;...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion;...
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Words derived from “digestive”