Where does “lascivo” come from?
lascivo (Portuguese) comes from Latin lascivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
lascivo (Portuguese): lewd, lascivious
Ancestry of “lascivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lascivus | wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,... |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |