Etymograph

English

suppurative

Suppurative comes from Latin suppūrō ‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrō‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrātīvus
  3. Englishtodaysuppurative

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrō‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrātīvus
  3. Englishtodaysuppurative

Formed from suppurate + -ive

Proto-Indo-European *puH- ‘rotten, foul’

Latin suppūrātus

English suppurate

Every English word from Latin suppūrō

Today it means

adj Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.

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Etymograph / Latin suppūrō / suppurative

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