Where does “antitusiv” come from?

antitusiv (Romanian) comes from French antitussif, from French -if, from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

antitusiv (Romanian): antitussive

Definitions

  1. antitussive

Ancestry of “antitusiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantitussifantitussive; antitussive, cough mixture
2French-if-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
3Middle French-if-ive
4Old French-if-ive
5Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from French -if