English
implicative
From implicate + -ive.
Formed from implicate + -ive
Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to plait, to weave’
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Latin implicō ‘to entangle, involve’
Latin implicātus ‘entangled, entwined, having been entangled’
Middle English implicat ‘wrapped, entwined’
Middle English implicaten
English implicate
Today it means
adj Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / implicative