regulative

regulative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English regulate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English regulative

    From regulate + -ive.

    Adjective

    regulative

    1. Of or relating to regulation; having a regulatory function.

    Derived terms

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