Etymology of the English word passivism
the English word
passivismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the English word
passivederived from the Old French word
passifderived 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
*petə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
