Why have English words adopted the feminine version of French words with -if endings? – english.stackexchange.com

Why have English words adopted the feminine version of French words with -if endings? – english.stackexchange.com

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There seems to be a pattern with English words using the ending -ive to have been adopted from the French female variant. Eg: [english <- french(masculine/feminine)] active <- act(if/ive) ...

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