Where does “optative” come from?

optative (English) comes from Middle French optatif, from Latin optātīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

optative (English): Expressing a wish or a choice; Related or...

Definitions

  1. Expressing a wish or a choice; Related or...

Ancestry of “optative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchoptatif—
2Latinoptātīvusoptative
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “optative”

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