reconstructive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *ster-

Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *strew-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *stréweti

Proto-Italic *strowō

Latin struō

Latin cōnstruōder.

Latin cōnstrūctusbor.

English construct

English reconstruct

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English reconstructive

From reconstruct + -ive.

Adjective

reconstructive

1. Which reconstructs.

Derived terms

• reconstructively
• reconstructive mortician
• reconstructiveness
• reconstructive surgery
• reconstructivism