English
macerative
From macerate + -ive.
Formed from macerate + -ive
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱeseh₂ti
Latin mācerō ‘soften, make weak’
Latin mācerātus ‘softened, having been made tender by soaking…’
English macerate
Today it means
adj Causing or relating to maceration.
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Etymograph / macerative