Where does “rehabilitative” come from?

Rehabilitative comes from English rehabilitate, formed with the Anglo-Norman suffix -if from Latin -ivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós and -wós.

rehabilitative (English): Tending to rehabilitate; For the purpose of...

Definitions

  1. Tending to rehabilitate; For the purpose of...

Ancestry of “rehabilitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
2Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “rehabilitative

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from English -ive
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