Where does “persuasive” come from?

persuasive (French) comes from French persuasif, from Latin persuasivus.

persuasive (French): feminine singular of persuasif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of persuasif

Ancestry of “persuasive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpersuasifpersuasive
2Latinpersuasivus
Every word from Latin persuasivusEvery word from French persuasif
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