Where does “passivaggressiv” come from?
passivaggressiv (Swedish) comes from Swedish aggressiv, from German aggressiv, from French agressif, from French agresser, from Latin aggressus, from Latin aggredior, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
passivaggressiv (Swedish): passive-aggressive
Definitions
- passive-aggressive
Ancestry of “passivaggressiv”, step by step
passivaggressiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish aggressiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | aggressiv | aggressive |
| 2 | German | aggressiv | aggressive |
| 3 | French | agressif | aggressive |
| 4 | French | agresser | to assault; to attack |
| 5 | Latin | aggressus | approached; solicited; attacked |
| 6 | Latin | aggredior | I advance or go to or towards, approach; I... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Swedish passiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | passiv | passive |