-ative

a combination of -ate¹. and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate¹, ( regulative ); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate¹, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin: normative.

Origin:
< Latin -ātīvus, equivalent to -āt(us) -ate¹ + -īvus -ive

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-ative

—*suffix forming adjectives*
	of, relating to, or tending to: authoritative; decorative; informative

[from Latin -ātīvus, from ātus-ate¹ + īvus-ive]

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