Where does “instructive” come from?

Instructive comes from Latin instructivus, formed with the Latin suffix -ivus from Latin instructus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós and -wós.

instructive (English): Conveying knowledge, information or instruction;...

Definitions

  1. Conveying knowledge, information or instruction;...

Ancestry of “instructive”, 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 “instructive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →