Where does “poncif” come from?

poncif (French) comes from French -if, 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.

poncif (French): banality, derivative, stereotype

Definitions

banality, derivative, stereotype

Ancestry of “poncif”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	-if	-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
2	Middle French	-if	-ive
3	Old French	-if	-ive
4	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
5	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from French -if →