Where does “persuasive” come from?
Persuasive comes from Medieval Latin persuasivus, derived from Middle French persuasif, both meaning "tending to persuade."
persuasive (English): able to persuade; convincing; That which...
Definitions
- able to persuade; convincing; That which...
Ancestry of “persuasive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | persuasif | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | persuasivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | persuadere | present active infinitive of persuādeō;... |
| 4 | Latin | persuadeo | I persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or... |
| 5 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |