English
abstrusive
Abstrusive comes from Latin abstrūs-.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstrūs-
- Englishearliest quotation 1996abstrusive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstrūs-
- Englishearliest quotation 1996abstrusive
Earliest quotation: 1996, Alexander Durig: “...and I have given the reader such a dose…”
Formed from -ive
Every English word from Latin abstrūs-
Today it means
adj Of abstruse quality.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin abstrūs- / abstrusive