Where does “-iva” come from?

-iva (Ido) comes from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-iva (Ido): capable of, that can

Definitions

  1. capable of, that can

Ancestry of “-iva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-iva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →