Where does “federativ” come from?
federativ (Crimean Tatar) comes from French fédératif, from French -if, from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
federativ (Crimean Tatar): federative
Definitions
- federative
Ancestry of “federativ”, step by step
federativ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fédératif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fédératif | federative |
| 2 | French | -if | -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting... |
| 3 | Middle French | -if | -ive |
| 4 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Russian федерати́вный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | федерати́вный | federative, federal |