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From Latin attestāt- (past participial stem of attestor) + -ive. By surface analysis, attest + -ative.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
attestative
Today it means: Of the nature of attestation; serving to attest. Full definition →
Today it means: Of the nature of attestation; serving to attest. Full definition →
From Latin attestāt- (past participial stem of attestor) + -ive. By surface analysis, attest + -ative.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.