Where does “-if” come from?

-if (French) comes from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-if (French): -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...

Definitions

  1. -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...

Ancestry of “-if”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-if-ive
2Old French-if-ive
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-if

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós