myEtymology.com: English etymology of degenerative

Etymology of the English word degenerative

the English word degenerative

derived from the English word degenerate

derived from the Latin word degeneratio (degeneration)

derived from the Latin word supin

derived from the Latin word convincere (conquer, establish; convince; find guilty, against, convict)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word vincere (conquer, defeat, excel)

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

derived from the Classical Latin word exponere (set, put forth, out)

derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)

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

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Classical Latin word luxare (sprain , dislocate; displace)

derived from the Latin word luxus (luxury, soft living; sumptuousness)

derived from the Classical Latin word absorbere (devour; overwhelm; swallow up; devour; swallow up; engulf)

using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)

derived from the Latin word sorbere (drink, absorb)

derived from the Latin word ab (away; away from)

derived from the Classical Latin word aggredi (approach, advance; attack)

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Latin word gradi (walk, step, take steps)

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

derived from the Latin word degenerare (be inferior to ancestors, unworthy; deteriorate; be unworthy , fall short of the standard set by; cause deterioration in; sink; fall away from, below the level)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word degener (degenerate, base; inferior to ancestors; low-born, of, belonging to inferior stock)

derived from the Latin word genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)

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

derived from the Classical Latin word dimittere (discontinue, renounce, abandon; dissolve; part with; put away; release, set free; allow to escape; send away, off; allow to go)

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

using the Latin prefix di(s)-

derived from the Latin word denotare (mark; lay on; observe)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Medieval Latin word notare (observe; record; brand)

derived from the Latin word nota (mark, sign, letter)

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

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

derived from the Classical Latin word divulgare (publish, disseminate news of)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Latin word vulgare (spread around, among the multitude; publish)

derived from the Latin word vulgus (common people, general public, multitude)

derived from the Classical Latin word expurgare (cleanse, purify; exculpate)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word purgare (make clean, cleanse; excuse)

derived from the Latin word purus (chaste, unpolluted by sex; plain; clear, limpid, free of mist; pure, clean, unsoiled)

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

derived from the Classical Latin word exterminare (banish, expel; dismiss)

derived from the Classical Latin word terminare (to limit; mark the boundaries of, form the boundaries of; restrict)

derived from the Latin word terminus (boundary, limit, end)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Classical Latin word illuminare (illuminate, give light to; light up; illuminate; color)

derived from the Latin word lumen (light, opening; light; lamp, torch)

derived from the Classical Latin word lux (clear; light, daylight, light of day)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

using the Latin prefix il-

derived from the Classical Latin word incrustare (cover , coat, line)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word crustare (encrust, cover w, layer)

derived from the Latin word crusta (cup holder, embossed work; inlay; rind, shell, peel)

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

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Usage

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