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Where does “-ivo” come from?

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

-ivo (Portuguese): -ive

Definitions

  1. -ive

Ancestry of “-ivo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ivo”

  • -iva
  • anticriativo
  • pensativo
  • altivo
  • anticriatividade
  • criatividade
  • modificativo
  • quantitativo
  • agregativo
  • criativo
  • antidepressivo
  • depressivo
  • alocativo
  • declinativo
  • recursivo
  • desportivo
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