-yf

-yf

Middle English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf

    Borrowed from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.

    Alternative forms

    Suffix

    -yf

    1. A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and nouns.
    Derived terms
    Adjectives and adverbs formed with -yf
    Nouns formed with -yf
    Descendants
    • English: -ive, -iff, -y
    References

    Etymology 2

    Suffix

    -yf

    1. alternative form of -y

    Etymology 3

    Suffix

    -yf

    1. alternative form of -ie
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