| gerundive |
| Definition: An adjective that has been formed from a gerund. |
| Example: The working in the phrase working mother. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Old Latin gerundum, to be carried out (from Latin gerere, to bear or carry). |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1706: "Gerundive (in Grammar) an Adjective made of a Gerund." (in Phillips (ed. Kersey)) |