English
separatory
From separate + -ory.
A compound of separate + -ory
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o-
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Latin sēparō ‘to divide, separate’
Latin sēparātus ‘divided’
Middle English separat ‘separated’
Middle English separaten ‘to separate’
English separate
Today it means
adj Used to separate.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “separatory”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / separatory