ive- root words — words with the ive- root

The root ive- comes from Latin ivus, meaning tending to, of the nature of. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including sportive, abessive, ablatival, abortiveness, abreactive, abrogative, absolutive, absorptive, absorptiveness, abstersive, abstractive, acceptive. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ive- root

Explore words with ive- — words containing the ive- root and sharing its sense of "tending to, of the nature of". Examples include sportive, abessive, ablatival, abortiveness, abreactive, abrogative, absolutive, absorptive, absorptiveness, abstersive, abstractive, acceptive. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ive- mean?

The ive- root means tending to, of the nature of, from Latin ivus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.