Where does “antipassive” come from?

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

antipassive (French): feminine singular of antipassif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of antipassif

Ancestry of “antipassive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantipassifantipassive
2Frenchpassifthe passive voice; liability; passive
3Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from Latin passivus
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