Where does “lascive” come from?

lascive (Interlingua) comes from French lascif, from Latin lascivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

lascive (Interlingua): lascivious, lewd, salacious

Definitions

  1. lascivious, lewd, salacious

Ancestry of “lascive”, step by step

lascive traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French lascif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlasciflascivious, lustful
2Latinlascivuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Italian lascivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlascivolascivious, wanton; prurient

via Portuguese lascivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselascivolewd, lascivious
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from Latin lascivus