Where does “antipassif” come from?

antipassif (French) comes from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

antipassif (French): antipassive

Definitions

  1. antipassive

Ancestry of “antipassif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “antipassif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin passivus →