Where does “lascívia” come from?

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

lascívia (Portuguese): lust, lasciviousness

Definitions

  1. lust, lasciviousness

Ancestry of “lascívia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlascīviawantonness, jollity
2Latinlascivuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,...
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin lascivus →