Where does “punitive” come from?

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

punitive (Italian): feminine plural of punitivo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of punitivo

Ancestry of “punitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpunitivopunitive
2Italian-ivoUsed with a stem to form the first-person...
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Italian -ivo →