Where does “federative” come from?

federative (Italian) comes from Italian federativo, from French fédératif, 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.

federative (Italian): feminine plural of federativo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of federativo

Ancestry of “federative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfederativofederative, federal
2Frenchfédératiffederative
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 →