Where does “positiv” come from?

positiv (German) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positiv (German): positive

Definitions

  1. positive

Ancestry of “positiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivuspositive
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positiv”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →