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Where does “remedial” come from?

Remedial comes from Latin remedialis, meaning "of or pertaining to a remedy."

remedial (English): curative; providing a remedy; intended to correct...

Definitions

  1. curative; providing a remedy; intended to correct...

Ancestry of “remedial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremedialis—

Words derived from “remedial”

  • remedially
  • nonremedial
Every word from Latin remedialis →