Where does “-if” come from?

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

-if (Old French): -ive

Definitions

  1. -ive

Ancestry of “-if”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-if”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →
-if — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer