Indicative
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late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare (see indicate).
wiktionary
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus.
etymonline
indicative (adj.)
mid-15c., "that points out, states, or declares" (grammatical), from Old French indicatif (14c.), from Late Latin indicativus "serving to point out," from indicat-, past participle stem of Latin indicare "to point out, show" (see indication). The "mood in the conjugation of a Latin verb whose essential function is to state a fact (as opposed to a wish, supposition or command)" [The Middle English Compendium]. Related: Indicatively.
