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Where does “inculcative” come from?

inculcative (English) comes from English inculcate, from Latin inculcātus, from Latin inculcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inculcative (English): Serving to inculcate

Definitions

  1. Serving to inculcate

Ancestry of “inculcative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinculcateTo teach by repeated instruction; To induce...
2Latininculcātus—
3Latininculcō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →