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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	posītivus	—
2	Latin	pōnō	—
3	Proto-Italic	poznō	—
4	Proto-Italic	pozinō	—
5	Proto-Italic	sinō	—

Words derived from “positif”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →

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