Etymology

abrogative

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Today it means: Tending or designed to abrogate. Full definition →

English abrogate ← Middle English abrogat ← Latin abrogātus
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  1. Latinab
  2. Latinab-
  3. Latinrogō
  4. Latinabrogō
  5. Latinabrogātus
  6. Middle Englishabrogat
  7. Englishabrogate
  8. English todayabrogative

From abrogate + -ive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.