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Where does “predicative” come from?

Predicative comes from Middle French predicatif, derived from Latin praedicativus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to show or point out.

predicative (English): Modifying a noun while in a "predicate phrase",...

Definitions

  1. Modifying a noun while in a "predicate phrase",...

Ancestry of “predicative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpredicateThe part of the sentence which states something...
2Latinpraedicātus—
3Latinpraedicō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “predicative”

  • predicatively
  • predicativity
  • impredicativity
  • predicativism
  • predicativist
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