Where does “pasif” come from?
pasif (Turkish) comes from English passive, from Middle English passyf, from French passif, from Latin passivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pasif (Turkish): passive; inactive; nonviolent
Definitions
- passive; inactive; nonviolent
Ancestry of “pasif”, step by step
pasif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English passive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passive | Being subjected to an action without producing a... |
| 2 | Middle English | passyf | passive unreactive, inactive |
| 3 | French | passif | the passive voice; liability; passive |
| 4 | Latin | passivus | subject to passion or emotion; passive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Dutch passief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | passief | passive not active, but acted upon |