Where does “passiivis-aggressiivinen” come from?

passiivis-aggressiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish passiivinen, from Finnish inen.

passiivis-aggressiivinen (Finnish): passive-aggressive

Definitions

  1. passive-aggressive

Ancestry of “passiivis-aggressiivinen”, step by step

passiivis-aggressiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish passiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpassiivinenpassive
2Finnishinen—

via Finnish aggressiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaggressiivinenaggressive
Every word from Finnish inen →Every word from Finnish passiivinen →