Where does “surjectiv” come from?

surjectiv (Romanian) comes from French surjectif, 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.

surjectiv (Romanian): surjective

Definitions

  1. surjective

Ancestry of “surjectiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsurjectifsurjective
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
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