Middle English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sedatif or Medieval Latin sēdātīvus. First attested in c. 1425.[1][2]

    Adjective

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    sedatif

    1. sedative (calming, soothing)

    Descendants

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    • English: sedative

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    1. ^ sē̆dā̆tī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
    2. ^ sedative”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Old French

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Medieval Latin sedātīvus.

    Noun

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    sedatif oblique singularm (oblique plural sedatis, nominative singular sedatis, nominative plural sedatif) (rare)

    1. sedative

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