Etymology of the English word passivity
the English word
passivityusing the English suffix
-ityderived 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
*petÉ™-Usage
Word found in Modern English
