suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-īvus
-īvus (feminine -īva, neuter -īvum)
Classical[ˈiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.vus]
Meaning
- morphemesuffixAdjective suffix.
Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing” āctus + -ivus → āctīvus status + -ivus → statīvus
Less frequently, added to the root or present stem of a verb cadō + -ivus → cadīvus noceō + -ivus → nocīvus
Origins
From the Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Cognate with Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos) (whence also some Latin forms in -ēus).
Descendants
- Catalan-iu
- Italian-io
- Italian-ivo
- English-ivefrom Old French -if
- English-ifffrom Old French -if
- English-yfrom Old French -if
- French-iffrom Old French -if
- German-ivfrom Old French -if
- Portuguese-io
- Portuguese-ivo