Where does “adversative” come from?

adversative (French) comes from French adversatif, from Latin adversativus — of conjunctions, expressing opposition.

adversative (French): feminine singular of adversatif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of adversatif

Ancestry of “adversative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadversatifadversative
2Latinadversativusof conjunctions, expressing opposition
Every word from Latin adversativus →Every word from French adversatif →