Etymology

abstersive

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Today it means: Cleansing; purging; abstergent. Full definition →

First used First attested around 1350 to 1470.Middle French abstersif ← Latin abstersus
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  1. Latin · derived fromabstersus
  2. Middle French · derived fromabstersif
  3. English todayabstersive

From Middle French abstersif, from Latin abstersus.

Words from the same roots

Latinabstersus all →

absterseabstersion

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested around 1350 to 1470. Cleansing; purging; abstergent.
  • First attested around 1350 to 1470. Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent.

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