Where does “antivomitiv” come from?

antivomitiv (Romanian) comes from Romanian vomitiv, from French vomitif, 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.

antivomitiv (Romanian): antiemetic

Definitions

  1. antiemetic

Ancestry of “antivomitiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvomitivemetic
2Frenchvomitifvomitive, emetic
3French-if-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
4Middle French-if-ive
5Old French-if-ive
6Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from French -if
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