-ative

See also: ative

English

Alternative forms

• -tive

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English -ative

From -ate + -ive.

Suffix

-ative

1. of, related to, or associated with the thing specified

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ative

abortative

absentative

accusative

actative

adhortative

adverbative

alimentative

alternatative

aquativeness

arylative

assortative

attestative

augmentative

authoritative

babblative

backative

combatative

comfortative

commodificative

commutative

complimentative

concertative

configurative

confirmative

confrontative

confutative

conservative

consultative

continuative

delimitative

denotative

derivative

determinative

deverbative

dilatative

disfigurative

disorientative

disturbative

diversative

documentative

entitative

evocative

excitative

exhalative

exhortative

expectative

exploitative

explorative

facultative

fermentative

formative

frequentative

go-aheadative

imaginative

imputative

informative

lucrative

manifestative

matterative

maturative

maximative

meliorative

multiplative

multipliative

negatative

normative

orientative

oxidative

performative

permutative

personative

perturbative

piaculative

portative

presentative

qualitative

quantitative

quotative

recommendative

relaxative

reportative

representative

reservative

restorative

scribblative

secundative

splenative

subornative

summative

talkative

thinkative

transfigurative

transformative

urinative

See also

• -ive
• -atif

Anagrams

• vitae, vitæ, 'ave it, Evita