myEtymology.com: English etymology of appellative

Etymology of the English word appellative

the English word appellative

derived from the Old French word appelatif

derived from the Late Latin word appelativus

derived from the Latin word appellatus (appellee; one appealed against)

derived from the Latin word appellare (call; address; dun)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

Word found in Modern English