The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁ey-“to go”
- Latin · derived fromitus“gone”
- English todayitive
From Latin itus (“gone”), perfect passive participle of eō (“to go”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”) + -ive.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey- all →
obituaryeiderrantambitarrantintroitJaniculum
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.