Where does “lascivamente” come from?
lascivamente (Italian) comes from Italian lascivo, from Latin lascivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
lascivamente (Italian): lasciviously, lustfully
Definitions
- lasciviously, lustfully
Ancestry of “lascivamente”, step by step
lascivamente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lascivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lascivo | lascivious, wanton; prurient |
| 2 | Latin | lascivus | wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Spanish lascivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lascivo | lewd, lascivious, lecherous, prurient, salacious |