Where does “-iu” come from?

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

-iu (Romanian): Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or...

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or...

Ancestry of “-iu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-iu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →