English
jussive
Jussive comes from Latin jussus, from iubeō ‘to order, command’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hyewdʰ- ‘move upright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hyewdʰ-‘move upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hyowdʰéyeti‘to cause to move, become agitated’reconstructedcausative of *Hyewdʰ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jouðeō‘to order someone to do something’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEioubeō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiubeōas jubeō, perfect participle‘to order, command’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjussus
- Englishearliest quotation 1990jussive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hyewdʰ-‘move upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hyowdʰéyeti‘to cause to move, become agitated’reconstructedcausative of *Hyewdʰ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jouðeō‘to order someone to do something’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEioubeō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiubeōas jubeō, perfect participle‘to order, command’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEjussus
- Englishearliest quotation 1990jussive
Earliest quotation: 1990, Bruce K. Waltke, Michael Patrick O′Connor: “For example, in the Aaronide blessing, only two of…”
Formed from jussus + -ive
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘life, age’
early, young, age, era, diet, junior, longevity, juvenile, enigma, ere, juvenal, 23 more
Today it means
noun The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hyewdʰ- / jussive