LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

conditīvus

conditīvus (feminine conditīva, neuter conditīvum)
Classical[kɔn.dɪˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon.diˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepreserved, stored (food)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconditīvusconditīvaconditīvum
genitiveconditīvīconditīvaeconditīvī
dativeconditīvōconditīvaeconditīvō
accusativeconditīvumconditīvamconditīvum
ablativeconditīvōconditīvāconditīvō
vocativeconditīveconditīvaconditīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconditīvīconditīvaeconditīva
genitiveconditīvōrumconditīvārumconditīvōrum
dativeconditīvīsconditīvīsconditīvīs
accusativeconditīvōsconditīvāsconditīva
ablativeconditīvīsconditīvīsconditīvīs
vocativeconditīvīconditīvaeconditīva

condĭtīvus, a, um, adj. condo,
I. suitable for laying up or preserving, laid up, preserved (rare; not in Cic.): olea, Cato, R. R. 6, 1; Macr. S. 2, 16: mala, Cato, R. R. 7, 3; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 1: cibi, Col. 7, 9, 9; cf. also conditicius.—Subst.: condĭtīvum, i, n., a tomb, Sen. Ep. 60, 4; 82, 2; Inscr. Orell. 4511.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconditīvus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin condō Latin īvus Latin conditīvus From condō (“to put away, store”) + īvus.

Quick answers

What does conditīvus mean in Latin?
conditīvus, a adjective, means “preserved, stored (food)”.
How do you pronounce conditīvus?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.dɪˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.diˈtiː.vus].
Where does conditīvus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conditīvus.