Where does “Passiv” come from?

Passiv (German) 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.

Passiv (German): passive voice; passive verb

Definitions

  1. passive voice; passive verb

Ancestry of “Passiv”, 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 “Passiv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →