Latin
meliōrō
‘to improve, make better’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin meliōrō.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin meliōrō, most familiar first.
- melioration ← meliōrātiō
- meliorative
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Etymograph / Latin meliōrō