Where does “passif” come from?

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

passif (Norman): passive voice

Definitions

  1. passive voice

Ancestry of “passif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
2Latin-ivusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -ivus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós →