Where does “positif” come from?

positif (Old French) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

Ancestry of “positif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivuspositive
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positif”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →
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