Where does “passivamente” come from?

passivamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese passivo, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

passivamente (Portuguese): passively in a passive manner

Definitions

  1. passively in a passive manner

Ancestry of “passivamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepassivopassive; economic liabilities
2Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin passivus →