Where does “decausativize” come from?
decausativize (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
decausativize (English): To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts)
Definitions
- To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts)
Ancestry of “decausativize”, step by step
decausativize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English causative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | causative | acting as a cause; expressing a cause or... |
| 2 | French | causatif | causative |
| 3 | Latin | causātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |