Where does “-iva” come from?

-iva (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ivo, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-iva (Portuguese): feminine singular of -ivo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of -ivo

Ancestry of “-iva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ivo-ive
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Portuguese -ivo →