myEtymology.com: English etymology of allusive

Etymology of the English word allusive

the English word allusive

derived from the English word allusion

derived from the Latin word allusio (playing, frolicking, sporting with)

derived from the Latin word allusus

derived from the Latin word alludere (frolic, play, sport around)

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

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

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus