Where does “passzív” come from?

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

passzív (Hungarian): passive

Definitions

  1. passive

Ancestry of “passzív”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPassivpassive voice; passive verb
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

Words derived from “passzív

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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