Where does “penetratif” come from?

penetratif (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin penetrativus, from Latin penētrāre.

Ancestry of “penetratif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpenetrativus
2Latinpenētrāre
Every word from Latin penētrāreEvery word from Medieval Latin penetrativus
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