affricative

affricative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s
Proto-Italic *frios
Proto-Italic *friāō
Latin friō
Latin fricō
Latin affricō
Latin affricātusbor.
English affricate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English affricative

    From affricate + -ive.

    Noun

    affricative (plural affricatives)

    1. An affricate.

    Adjective

    affricative (not comparable)

    1. Of or relating to an affricate.

    Derived terms

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