Where does “lasciviter” come from?

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

lasciviter (Latin): wantonly, playfully, petulantly

Definitions

  1. wantonly, playfully, petulantly

Ancestry of “lasciviter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlascivuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from Latin lascivus
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