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Where does “preparative” come from?

preparative (English) comes from Middle English preperatif.

preparative (English): That serves to prepare something; preliminary or...

Definitions

  1. That serves to prepare something; preliminary or...

Ancestry of “preparative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpreperatif—

Words derived from “preparative”

  • semipreparative
  • preparatively
  • postpreparative
Every word from Middle English preperatif →