Where does “bioactively” come from?

bioactively (English) comes from English actively, from Middle English actyvely, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bioactively (English): In a bioactive manner

Definitions

  1. In a bioactive manner

Ancestry of “bioactively”, step by step

bioactively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actively

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivelyIn an active manner; In the active form; not...
2Middle EnglishactyvelyIn an active way
3Middle Englishactyfactive, reactive
4Old Frenchactifactive
5Latināctīvusactive
6Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
7Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
8Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
9Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
10Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
11Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
12Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
13Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
14Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
15Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English Bio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
2EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂