Synonyms & related words for contradistinctive

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Words related to contradistinctive

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Where does contradistinctive come from?

The word contradistinctive breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: contra-, from Latin contra (“against, in contrast”); di-, from Latin dis (“apart”); stinct, from Latin stinguere (“to prick, mark off”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.