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Etymology of the English word passivate

the English word passivate
derived from the English word passive
derived from the Old French word passif
derived from the Late Latin word passivus (random, indiscriminate; passive)
derived from the Late Latin word passus (spread out; outstretched; dried; step, pace)
derived from the Latin word pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
derived from the Latin word pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *petÉ™-
using the English suffix -ate

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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