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Where does “ablatife” come from?

ablatife (Middle English) comes from Old French ablatif, from Latin ablātīvus, from Latin ablātus, from Latin auferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “ablatife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchablatifthe ablative case
2Latinablātīvus—
3Latinablātus—
4Latinauferō—
5Latinferō—
6Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “ablatife”

  • ablative
  • myeloablative
  • nonmyeloablative
  • nonablative
  • cytoablative
  • ablatival
  • submyeloablative
  • ablativa
  • ablativo
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