Where does “mitigate” come from?
Mitigate derives from Latin mitigatus, the past participle of mitigo meaning "to soften," from mitis meaning "mild" or "soft," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁-.
mitigate (English): To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less...
Definitions
- To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less...
Ancestry of “mitigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mitigatus | softened, ripened, having been made tender;... |
| 2 | Latin | mitigo | I make soft, ripe, or tender; I mitigate, make... |
| 3 | Latin | mitis | Mild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyh₁- | mild, soft |
Words derived from “mitigate”