myEtymology.com: English etymology of alliterative

Etymology of the English word alliterative

the English word alliterative

derived from the English word alliteration

using the English prefix ad-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Medieval Latin word alliteratio

derived from the Humanistic Latin word littera (letter; letter, epistle)

derived from the Etruscan word littera

derived from the Greek word diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus