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Where does “salivant-” come from?
salivant- (Latin) comes from Latin salīvāre, from Latin salīva — spittle, saliva.
Ancestry of “salivant-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
salīvāre
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2
Latin
salīva
spittle, saliva
Words derived from “salivant-”
salivant
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