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Where does “affirmativus” come from?

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

affirmativus (Latin): affirming, affirmative

Definitions

  1. affirming, affirmative

Ancestry of “affirmativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaffirmō—
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 “affirmativus”

  • affirmative
  • affirmativeness
  • affirmativism
  • affirmativist
  • affirmative
  • afirmativamente
  • afirmativo
  • affermativo
  • affermativamente
  • affirmatif
  • affirmativement
  • affirmative
  • afirmativamente
  • afirmativo
  • affirmatyve
  • affirmative
  • affirmatif
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