Where does “seletivo” come from?

seletivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -idade, from Old Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itas, from Proto-Indo-European -it-.

seletivo (Portuguese): selective

Definitions

  1. selective

Ancestry of “seletivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-idadeforms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the...
2Old Portuguese-idade—
3Latin-itasAlternative form of -tās; accusative plural of...
4Proto-Indo-European-it-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -it- →Every word from Portuguese -idade →Every word from Latin -itas →