Etymology

digestive

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion. Full definition →

Old French digestif ← Late Latin dīgestīvus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromdīgestīvus
  2. Old French · derived fromdigestif
  3. English todaydigestive

From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.

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