Where does “-tivo” come from?

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

-tivo (Portuguese): ive adjectival suffix: of the nature of; tending to

Definitions

  1. ive adjectival suffix: of the nature of; tending to

Ancestry of “-tivo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-tivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →