Where does “salivate” come from?

salivate (English) comes from Latin salivatus, from Latin salīvāre, from Latin salīva — spittle, saliva.

salivate (English): To produce saliva; To show eager anticipation at...

Definitions

  1. To produce saliva; To show eager anticipation at...

Ancestry of “salivate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalivatus—
2Latinsalīvāre—
3Latinsalīvaspittle, saliva

Words derived from “salivate”

Every word from Latin salīva →Every word from Latin salīvāre →Every word from Latin salivatus →