Where does “punitivo” come from?

punitivo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ivo, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

punitivo (Spanish): punitive

Definitions

  1. punitive

Ancestry of “punitivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ivo-ive
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Spanish -ivo →