Etymology

fientive

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Today it means: designating a durative and dynamic action performed by the subject Full definition →

Latin fīēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromfīēns“becoming; happening”
  2. English todayfientive

From Latin fīēns (“becoming; happening”, present active participle of fīō (“to become; to happen”)), on the pattern of words such as stative, durative, iterative, causative etc.

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