myEtymology.com: English etymology of reluctivity

Etymology of the English word reluctivity

the English word reluctivity

derived from the English word reluct

derived from the Latin word reluctari (resist, struggle against, make opposition)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word luctari (wrestle; struggle; fight)

derived from the English word conductivity

derived from the English word conductive

using the English suffix -ity

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

using the English suffix -ivity

derived from the English word reluctance

derived from the English word reluctant

derived from the Latin word reluctans

derived from the Latin word reluctari (resist, struggle against, make opposition)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word luctari (wrestle; struggle; fight)

using the English suffix -ance

The earliest known usage of reluctivity in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English