infective
/ˌɪnˈfektɪv/in-FEK-tiv
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌɪnˈfɛktɪv/in-FEK-tiv
Meaningtending to infect
Common meaning: able to infect
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- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- fectto make; to cause to happenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 716 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘in, into’ + ‘to make’ → infective
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from infect + -ive.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INFECT, p.292 · scan
Roots
- faciō, fēcī, factum Latin “to make; to cause to happen”
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