Where does “enactive” come from?

enactive (English) comes from English enact, from Middle English enacten, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enactive (English): Having power to enact or establish as a law

Definitions

  1. Having power to enact or establish as a law

Ancestry of “enactive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishenactto make into law; to act the part of; to play;...
2Middle Englishenacten—
3Old Frenchen-en- in; into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enactive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →