Where does “lative” come from?
lative (English) comes from French latif, from Arabic لَطِيف — gentle, kind; kind, nice, lovely.
lative (English): A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern...
Definitions
- A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern...
Ancestry of “lative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | latif | lative, lative case |
| 2 | Arabic | لَطِيف | gentle, kind; kind, nice, lovely |
Words derived from “lative”