Where does “-yf” come from?

-yf (Middle English) comes from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-yf (Middle English): A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...

Definitions

  1. A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...

Ancestry of “-yf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-if-ive
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-yf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Old French -if →