Etymology

advisive

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Today it means: Advisory in tone and content. Full definition →

English advise ← Late Latin advisō ← Latin visō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Old Frencha
  5. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  6. Proto-Italic*wissos
  7. Latinvīsus
  8. Old Frenchvis
  9. Old Frenchavis
  10. Old Frenchaviser
  11. Middle Englishavisen
  12. Proto-Italic*ad
  13. Proto-Italic*ad-
  14. Latinad-
  15. Latinvisō
  16. Late Latinadvisō
  17. Englishadvise
  18. English todayadvisive

From advise + -ive.

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