Where does “necessitate” come from?
Necessitate comes from Medieval Latin necessitatus, derived from Latin necessito, from Latin necessitas meaning "unavoidability," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and Proto-Italic ke.
necessitate (English): To make necessary; to require to be brought...
Definitions
- To make necessary; to require to be brought...
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Words derived from “necessitate”