Where does “passiivimuoto” come from?

passiivimuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish passiivi, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

passiivimuoto (Finnish): passive, passive form

Definitions

  1. passive, passive form

Ancestry of “passiivimuoto”, step by step

passiivimuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish passiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpassiivipassive voice; fourth person
2Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Finnish muoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
2Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin passivus →