-ative Definition
ətiv, ātiv
suffix
Of, relating to, or associated with.
Talkative.
American Heritage
Of, related to, or associated with the thing specified.
Wiktionary
affix
Of or relating to, serving to, tending to.
Demonstrative, informative, talkative.
Webster's New World
Origin of -ative
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Middle English from Old French -atif, -ative from Latin -ātīvus from -ātus past participle suff. –ate1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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