Where does “laxxiv” come from?

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

laxxiv (Maltese): lascivious

Definitions

  1. lascivious

Ancestry of “laxxiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlascivolascivious, wanton; prurient
2Latinlascivuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin lascivus →