Where does “energetic” come from?

Energetic comes from New Latin energeticus, meaning "active" or "operative."

energetic (English): Possessing or pertaining to energy; Characterised...

Definitions

  1. Possessing or pertaining to energy; Characterised...

Ancestry of “energetic”, step by step

energetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French énergétique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchénergétiquerelated to energy
2Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
3Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
4Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via New Latin energeticus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinenergeticus

Words derived from “energetic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-