digestive
English
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
adj
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- That causes or promotes digestion.
Etymology
Derived from Old French digestif derived from Latin dīgestīvus.
Origin
Latin
dīgestīvus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerodigestive English
- antidigestive English
- autodigestive English
- biliodigestive English
- cardiodigestive English
- digestively English
- digestiveness English
- extradigestive English
- interdigestive English
- nondigestive English
- dīgestīvus Latin
- digestif Old French
- dīgestīvus LL