Where does “incisive” come from?
Incisive comes from Middle French incisif, meaning sharp or cutting.
incisive (English): Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in...
Definitions
- Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in...
Ancestry of “incisive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | incīsīvus | — |
| 2 | Latin | incidō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “incisive”