Where does “-ivus” come from?
-ivus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “-ivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |