having or characterized by the power of originating; creative
Derived forms
originatively
adverb
Word origin
[1820–30; originate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, karma, morphology, myth, phonetic-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, destructive, detective, passive, sportive