Etymology

comprehensive

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Today it means: Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something. Full definition →

Middle French compréhensif ← Late Latin comprehēnsīvus ← Latin comprehendō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcomprehendō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromcomprehēnsīvus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromcompréhensif
  4. English todaycomprehensive

Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.

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