Where does “optātīvus” come from?

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

optātīvus (Latin): optative

Definitions

  1. optative

Ancestry of “optātīvus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “optātīvus”

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