Where does “activity” come from?
Activity derives from Middle French activité, from Latin activitas, from the adjective activus, itself from the verb agere meaning "to do" or "to drive," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
activity (English): The state or quality of being active; activeness;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being active; activeness;...
Ancestry of “activity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | activité | — |
| 2 | Latin | activitas | activity, movement, action |
| 3 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |