Where does “-if” come from?
-if (Middle French) comes from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
-if (Middle French): -ive
Ancestry of “-if”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |