qualitative的词源

英文词源

qualitative (adj.)

early 15c., "that produces a (physical) quality," from Medieval Latin qualitativus "relating to quality," from stem of Latin qualitas "a quality, property, nature" (see quality). Meaning "concerned with quality" is from c. 1600 in English, from French qualitatif or Medieval Latin qualitativus. Related: Qualitatively.

中文词源

qualitative：性质上的，质量的，定性的 

词根词缀： -qual-性质,特征 + -it- + -ative形容词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：qualitative 词源，qualitative 含义。

qualitative：质量的，定性的

来自quality,质量，品质。引申词义定性的。