Etymology

vetative

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Ecclesiastical Latin vetātīvus
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromvetātīvus“prohibitive”
  2. English todayvetative

From Ecclesiastical Latin vetātīvus (“prohibitive”). By surface analysis, veto + -ive.

Words from the same roots

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vetitive

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