Where does “adiectivus” come from?
adiectivus (Latin) comes from Latin adiciō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
adiectivus (Latin): Alternative form of adjectīvus; adjective
Definitions
- Alternative form of adjectīvus; adjective
Ancestry of “adiectivus”, step by step
adiectivus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin adiciō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adiciō | to throw, hurl, cast or fling an object to, towards, or at |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιθετικός | ready to attack, aggressive; enterprising; added |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |