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
- progressiveness
Ancestry of “積極”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 的 | -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |