Where does “pasifkan” come from?
pasifkan (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.
pasifkan (Indonesian): to passivize
Definitions
- to passivize
Ancestry of “pasifkan”, step by step
| 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 |