Where does “lascivo” come from?

lascivo (Italian) comes from Latin lascivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

lascivo (Italian): lascivious, wanton; prurient

Definitions

lascivious, wanton; prurient

Ancestry of “lascivo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	lascivus	wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
2	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
3	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “lascivo”

lascivamente
lascive
laxxiv

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