Where does “energetic” come from?
Energetic comes from New Latin energeticus, meaning "active" or "operative."
energetic (English): Possessing or pertaining to energy; Characterised...
Definitions
- Possessing or pertaining to energy; Characterised...
Ancestry of “energetic”, step by step
energetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French énergétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | énergétique | related to energy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via New Latin energeticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | energeticus | — |
Words derived from “energetic”
- energetically
- bioenergetic
- monoenergetic
- bioenergetically
- unenergetic
- isoenergetic
- psychoenergetic
- nonenergetic
- quasimonoenergetic
- exoenergetic
- hyperenergetic
- overenergetic
- energeticist
- energeticism
- unenergetically
- endoenergetic
- inergetic
- ultraenergetic
- energetic event
- energeticness
- equienergetic
- hypoenergetic
- inenergetic
- mechanoenergetic