Where does “mediopassively” come from?

mediopassively (English) comes from English mediopassive, from English passive, from Middle English passyf, from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

mediopassively (English): In a mediopassive manner

Definitions

  1. In a mediopassive manner

Ancestry of “mediopassively”, step by step

mediopassively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mediopassive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmediopassivePertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that...
2EnglishpassiveBeing subjected to an action without producing a...
3Middle Englishpassyfpassive unreactive, inactive
4Frenchpassifthe passive voice; liability; passive
5Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
6Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from Latin passivus