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
- -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
Ancestry of “-if”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | -if | -ive |
| 2 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |