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Etymology of the English word carminative

the English word carminative
derived from the Old French word carminatif
derived from the Latin word carminatus
derived from the Late Latin word carminare (card; produce by carding; make verses)
derived from the Late Latin word carmen (card for wool, flax; song, music; poem)
derived from the Latin word canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-
derived from the Latin word carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)
derived from the Medieval Latin word carminativus
derived from the Late Latin word carminare (card; produce by carding; make verses)
derived from the Late Latin word carmen (card for wool, flax; song, music; poem)
derived from the Latin word canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-
derived from the Latin word carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)

Date

The earliest known usage of carminative in English dates from the 15th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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