Where does “optatively” come from?
optatively (English) comes from English optative, 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.
optatively (English): In an optative way
Ancestry of “optatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | optative | Expressing a wish or a choice; Related or... |
| 2 | Middle French | optatif | — |
| 3 | Latin | optātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |