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Where does “segregative” come from?

segregative (English) comes from English segregate, from Latin sēgregātus, from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segregative (English): Relating to segregation; serving to segregate

Definitions

  1. Relating to segregation; serving to segregate

Ancestry of “segregative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsegregateSeparate; select; Separated from others of the...
2Latinsēgregātus—
3Latinsēgregō—
4Latinsē-—
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “segregative”

  • segregatively
  • nonsegregative
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