Etymology of the English word illusive
the English word
illusiveusing the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusderived from the English word
illusoryderived from the Latin word
illusorius (ironical; of a scoffer, mocking character)
derived from the Latin word
illusio (irony; mocking, jeering)
derived from the Latin word
illusumderived from the Latin word
illudere (mock, ridicule, speak mockingly of)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
ludere (play, mock, tease)
using the Latin prefix
il-derived from the Medieval Latin word
illusivusUsage
Word found in Modern English
