Where does “-ivo” come from?

-ivo (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic -ivo, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-ivo (Czech): A suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived...

Definitions

  1. A suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived...

Ancestry of “-ivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ivoForms instrumental and resultant terms from verb...
2Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ivo →