sedatif
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sedatif or Medieval Latin sēdātīvus. First attested in c. 1425.[1][2]
Adjective
sedatif
- sedative (calming, soothing)
Descendants
- English: sedative
References
- ^ “sē̆dā̆tī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “sedative”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sedātīvus.
Noun
sedatif oblique singular, m (oblique plural sedatis, nominative singular sedatis, nominative plural sedatif) (rare)