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Where does “positivo” come from?

positivo (Spanish) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positivo (Spanish): positive

Definitions

  1. positive

Ancestry of “positivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivus—
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positivo”

  • positivista
  • positivamente
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