Where does “supportive” come from?

Supportive derives from English support plus the Anglo-Norman suffix -if, from Latin -ivus and Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, ultimately from Latin sub and Proto-Indo-European per- and upo meaning "under."

supportive (English): Providing support

Definitions

  1. Providing support

Ancestry of “supportive”, 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 “supportive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from English -ive →