sedatif

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Middle English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sedatif or Medieval Latin sēdātīvus. First attested in c. 1425.[1][2]

    Adjective

    sedatif

    1. sedative (calming, soothing)

    Descendants

    • English: sedative

    References

    1. ^ “sē̆dā̆tī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
    2. ^ “sedative”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Old French

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Medieval Latin sedātīvus.

    Noun

    sedatif oblique singular, m (oblique plural sedatis, nominative singular sedatis, nominative plural sedatif) (rare)

    1. sedative

    Descendants

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