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
- feminine plural of federativo
Ancestry of “federative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | federativo | federative, federal |
| 2 | French | fédératif | federative |
| 3 | French | -if | -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting... |
| 4 | Middle French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |