Where does “imitative” come from?

imitative (Latin) comes from Latin imitativus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

imitative (Latin): vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus

Ancestry of “imitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimitativusimitative
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin imitativus →