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
- vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus
Ancestry of “imitative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imitativus | imitative |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |