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Where does “perlokutiv” come from?

perlokutiv (German) comes from German lokutiv, 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.

perlokutiv (German): perlocutive, perlocutionary

Definitions

  1. perlocutive, perlocutionary

Ancestry of “perlokutiv”, step by step

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