Where does “imitativus” come from?

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

imitativus (Latin): imitative

Definitions

  1. imitative

Ancestry of “imitativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “imitativus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →