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approximative en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English approximative From approximate + -ive.

Meanings

1. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.

Forms

Deriveds

approximativeness · approximatively

Translations (9)

it approssimativo (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · fi arviollinen (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · pt aproximativo (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · pl aproksymatywny (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · fr approximatif (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · es aproximativo (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · pl aproksymacyjny (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · ca aproximatiu (of, relating to, or being an approximation) · fi likimääräinen (of, relating to, or being an approximation)

approximative en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English approximative From approximate + -ive.

Meanings

1. A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
   • In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'. 2007, J. Cutting, Vague Language Explored, page 190:

Forms