Where does “passivisering” come from?
passivisering (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål passivisere, from Danish passiv, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
passivisering (Norwegian Bokmål): pacification
Ancestry of “passivisering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | passivisere | pacify |
| 2 | Danish | passiv | passive; bottom; passive voice |
| 3 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |