Where does “eliminative” come from?

eliminative (English) comes from English -ive, from Middle English -yf, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

eliminative (English): Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination

Ancestry of “eliminative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
2Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “eliminative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from English -ive →