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Where does “positiv” come from?

positiv (Swedish) comes from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positiv (Swedish): positive; a barrel organ; a positive organ

Definitions

  1. positive; a barrel organ; a positive organ

Ancestry of “positiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposītivus—
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →