Where does “pasivism” come from?

pasivism (Romanian) comes from Romanian pasiv, from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

pasivism (Romanian): passivity

Definitions

  1. passivity

Ancestry of “pasivism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpasivpassive
2Frenchpassifthe passive voice; liability; passive
3Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin passivus →
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