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Where does “proliferative” come from?

Proliferative comes from English proliferate, from Latin ferre and the Latin suffix -ivus, both deriving from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to bear or carry."

proliferative (English): of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of...

Ancestry of “proliferative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproliferateTo increase in number or spread rapidly; to...
2EnglishproliferationThe process by which an organism produces others...
3Frenchproliférationproliferation, spreading
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “proliferative”

  • lymphoproliferative
  • antiproliferative
  • myeloproliferative
  • membranoproliferative
  • nonproliferative
  • hyperproliferative
  • fibroproliferative
  • immunoproliferative
  • hypoproliferative
  • mesangioproliferative
  • proliferatively
  • nonlymphoproliferative
  • vasculoproliferative
  • antiproliferatively
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