invasive

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weh₂dʰ-“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”
2. Latin · derived frominvāsus“entered; invaded”
3. Medieval Latin · derived frominvāsīvus
4. Old French · derived frominvasif“invasive”
5. Middle French · derived frominvasif
6. Middle English · inherited frominvasif“of a weapon: offensive”
7. English todayinvasive

PIE word *h₁én The adjective is derived from Middle English invasif (“of a weapon: offensive”), from Middle French invasif, Old French invasif (“invasive”) (modern French invasif), from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus (“entered; invaded”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Invāsus is the perfect passive participle of invādō (“to enter; to invade”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’) + vādō (“to go; to rush; to walk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”)). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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