Where does “optatiivinen” come from?
optatiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish optatiivi, from Latin optātīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
optatiivinen (Finnish): optative related or pertaining to the optative mood
Definitions
- optative related or pertaining to the optative mood
Ancestry of “optatiivinen”, step by step
optatiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish optatiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | optatiivi | optative |
| 2 | Latin | optātīvus | optative |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |