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Where does “lascivitus” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “lascivitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlascivioI frolic, sport, am frisky
2Latinlascivuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
3Latin-īvus—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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