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Where does “emanatively” come from?

emanatively (English) comes from English emanative, 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.

emanatively (English): By means of emanation

Definitions

  1. By means of emanation

Ancestry of “emanatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemanativeThat emanates, or causes emanation
2English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
3Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
4Old French-if-ive
5Latin-īvus—
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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