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-ative

  1. a combination of -ate 1 and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate1 ( regulative ); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate 1, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin:

    normative.

-ative

suffix forming adjectives

  1. of, relating to, or tending to

    authoritative

    informative

    decorative

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ative1

< Latin -īܲ, equivalent to - ( us ) -ate 1 + -īܲ -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ative1

from Latin -īܲ, from ٳܲ -ate 1+ īܲ -ive

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