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Where does “divisive” come from?

divisive (English) comes from Latin dīvīsīvus.

divisive (English): Having a quality that divides or separates

Definitions

  1. Having a quality that divides or separates

Ancestry of “divisive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīvīsīvus—

Words derived from “divisive”

  • divisiveness
  • divisively
  • undivisive
  • subdivisive
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