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Where does “restorative” come from?

restorative (English) comes from Middle English restoratif.

restorative (English): Serving to restore; Something with restoring...

Definitions

  1. Serving to restore; Something with restoring...

Ancestry of “restorative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrestoratif—

Words derived from “restorative”

  • nonrestorative
  • restoratively
  • neurorestorative
  • restorativeness
Every word from Middle English restoratif →