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Where does “積極” come from?

積極 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 的, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

積極 (Japanese): progressiveness

Definitions

  1. progressiveness

Ancestry of “積極”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese的-ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort...
2Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
3Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “積極”

  • 積極的
  • 적극
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