Where does “passively” come from?
Passively comes from English passive, from French passif, from Latin passivus, derived from the Latin verb pati meaning to suffer or endure, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
passively (English): In a passive manner; without conscious or...
Definitions
- In a passive manner; without conscious or...
Ancestry of “passively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passive | Being subjected to an action without producing a... |
| 2 | Middle English | passyf | passive unreactive, inactive |
| 3 | French | passif | the passive voice; liability; passive |
| 4 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |