English
restorative
Restorative comes from Old French restoratif.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400restoratif
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1671restorative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400restoratif
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1671restorative
Earliest quotation: 1671, John Milton, The Second Book: “Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.”
Formed from restore + -ative
Every English word from Old French restoratif
Today it means
adj Serving to restore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French restoratif / restorative