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- Latin · derived fromdistinctus
- English todaydistinctive
From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (to push apart, to divide; see distinct) + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.