Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alimentative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-i-men-ta-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to aliment

Etymology

Etymology tree English aliment Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English alimentative From aliment + -ative.

Inflected Forms

more alimentative (comparative) most alimentative (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does alimentative mean?
Relating to aliment
Where does alimentative come from?
Etymology tree English aliment Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English alimentative From aliment + -ative.

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