Where does “nichtfaktiv” come from?

nichtfaktiv (German) comes from German faktiv, from German -iv, 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.

nichtfaktiv (German): nonfactive

Definitions

  1. nonfactive

Ancestry of “nichtfaktiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfaktivfactive
2German-iv-ive
3French-if-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
4Middle French-if-ive
5Old French-if-ive
6Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from French -if →