Where does “passivoida” come from?
passivoida (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.
passivoida (Finnish): to make passive; to passivate
Definitions
- to make passive; to passivate
Ancestry of “passivoida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | passiivi | passive voice; fourth person |
| 2 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “passivoida”