The story
- Latin · derived fromcatēnātus“chained”
- English todaycatenative
From Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“a chain”).
Words from the same roots
Latincatēnātus all →
catenate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
catenative
Today it means: Having the ability to catenate, or form chains. Full definition →
Latin catēnātus