Etymology

concertative

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Today it means: Related to concertation, especially in the context of tripartism. Full definition →

Latin concertativus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconcertativus
  2. English todayconcertative

The "quarrelsome" sense is from Latin concertativus. The concertation sense is a back-formation from concertation, replacing the -ation suffix with -ative.

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