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Where does “adjectivus” come from?

adjectivus (Latin) comes from Latin adicio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

adjectivus (Latin): added, additional; adjectival

Definitions

  1. added, additional; adjectival

Ancestry of “adjectivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinadicioI throw, hurl, cast or fling an object to,...
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adjectivus”

  • aa
  • adjective
  • adjectival
  • adjectivally
  • deadjectival
  • adjectiveless
  • adjectivity
  • adjectivize
  • nonadjectival
  • adjectivehood
  • adjectivizing
  • nonadjective
  • adjectivality
  • adjectives
  • adjectivise
  • quasi-adjective
  • proadjective
  • adjective
  • adiectivus
  • adiectivalis
  • adjectivum
  • adiectivum
  • adjetivar
  • adjetivación
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