Where does “kepasifan” come from?
kepasifan (Indonesian) comes from Turkish pasif, from English passive, from Middle English passyf, from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
kepasifan (Indonesian): passiveness, passivity
Definitions
- passiveness, passivity
Ancestry of “kepasifan”, step by step
kepasifan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish pasif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | pasif | passive; inactive; nonviolent |
| 2 | English | passive | Being subjected to an action without producing a... |
| 3 | Middle English | passyf | passive unreactive, inactive |
| 4 | French | passif | the passive voice; liability; passive |
| 5 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |