Where does “salivant” come from?

salivant (English) comes from Latin salivant-, from Latin salīvāre, from Latin salīva — spittle, saliva.

salivant (English): A drug or agent that induces salivation;...

Definitions

  1. A drug or agent that induces salivation;...

Ancestry of “salivant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalivant-—
2Latinsalīvāre—
3Latinsalīvaspittle, saliva
Every word from Latin salīva →Every word from Latin salīvāre →Every word from Latin salivant- →