Where does “suppressive” come from?
Suppressive comes from English suppress, from Latin suppressus, derived from Latin sub- meaning "under" and Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-, a root meaning "to press or push."
suppressive (English): That serves to suppress
Definitions
- That serves to suppress
Ancestry of “suppressive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suppress | To put an end to, especially with force, to... |
| 2 | Latin | suppressus | pressed down; suppressed; detained, restrained |
| 3 | Latin | supprimō | to press down or under, suppress |
| 4 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “suppressive”
- immunosuppressive
- myelosuppressive
- suppressiveness
- nonimmunosuppressive
- suppressively
- nonsuppressive
- oncosuppressive
- unsuppressive
- allosuppressive
- atherosuppressive
- cardiosuppressive
- fibrosuppressive
- hypersuppressive
- lymphosuppressive
- neurosuppressive
- semisuppressive
- thrombosuppressive
- immunosuppressively
- imunosupresiv