Where does “sprinteniu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sprinteniu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	-iu	Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or...
2	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
3	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Romanian -iu →