Where does “assimilatif” come from?

assimilatif (French) comes from French assimilation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

assimilatif (French): assimilative

Definitions

  1. assimilative

Ancestry of “assimilatif”, step by step

assimilatif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French assimilation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchassimilationassimilation
2French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
3Middle French-ationation
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin assimilativus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassimilativus

Words derived from “assimilatif

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-