Where does “imitative” come from?

Imitative comes from Latin imitativus, formed from the verb imitor with the suffix -ivus, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European -wós.

imitative (English): Imitating; copying; not original; Modelled after...

Definitions

  1. Imitating; copying; not original; Modelled after...

Ancestry of “imitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitativusimitative
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “imitative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin imitativus →