Where does “penetrative” come from?

Penetrative comes from Medieval Latin penetrativus, from Middle English penetratif, ultimately deriving from the Latin root penetrare meaning to pierce or pass through.

penetrative (English): Of, pertaining to, or involving penetration;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving penetration;...

Ancestry of “penetrative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpenetratyve—
2Medieval Latinpenetrativus—
3Latinpenētrāre—

Words derived from “penetrative”

Every word from Latin penētrāre →Every word from Medieval Latin penetrativus →Every word from Middle English penetratyve →