Where does “passivus” come from?

passivus (Late Latin) comes from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

passivus (Late Latin): subject to passion or emotion; passive

Definitions

  1. subject to passion or emotion; passive

Ancestry of “passivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ivusAdjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “passivus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -ivus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →