Where does “subjunctive” come from?
Subjunctive comes from Latin subjunctivus, formed from sub and the suffix -ivus, derived from Proto-Indo-European upo and -wós, ultimately from the root h₃ewp-.
subjunctive (English): Inflected to indicate that an act or state of...
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- Inflected to indicate that an act or state of...
Ancestry of “subjunctive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subjunctīvus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |