applicate · noun, adjective1
- Latin · learned borrowing fromapplicātus
- English todayapplicate
Learned borrowing from Latin applicātus.
applicate · verb2
- Latin · derived fromapplicāt-
- Middle English · inherited fromapplicaten
- English todayapplicate
From Middle English applicaten, a learned borrowing from Latin applicāt-, the past participial stem of applicō. In later use perhaps an independent back-formation from application. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish aplicar and Italian applicare.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.