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Where does “positivo” come from?

positivo (Italian) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positivo (Italian): positive

Definitions

  1. positive

Ancestry of “positivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivus—
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positivo”

  • neopositivista
  • elettropositivo
  • neopositivistico
  • positivistico
  • positivista
  • sieropositivo
  • sieropositività
  • positività
  • elettropositività
  • positivizzare
  • positivamente
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