Coined early 1843 (January or February) by Spencer Timothy Hall.
“Among Mr Hall’s new organs are those of Velocity, Aquativeness, Riding, Walking, Climbing, Descending, Excavativeness, and so on!” From Latin aqua + -ative -ness.
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