English
abdicative
Abdicative comes from Latin abdicativus ‘negative’, and goes back to abdicō ‘to deny’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdicō‘to deny’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdicativus‘negative’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987abdicative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdicō‘to deny’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdicativus‘negative’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987abdicative
Earliest quotation: 1987, David Londey: “The fourth mood is that which brings together directly…”
Every English word from Latin abdicō
Today it means
noun A reasoning from the negative
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin abdicō / abdicative