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Etymology of the English word preventive

the English word preventive
using the English suffix -ive
derived from the French suffix -ive
derived from the Latin suffix -ivus
derived from the English word prevent

Cognates

Dutch preventief, French préventif, German präventiv, Norwegian preventiv, Swedish preventiv

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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