Where does “inactivate” come from?

Inactivate comes from English inactive, from French inactif, from Latin inactivus, meaning not active, from Latin agere meaning to do or drive, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.

inactivate (English): To make inactive

Definitions

To make inactive

Ancestry of “inactivate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	inactive	Not active, temporarily or permanently; Not...
2	French	inactif	inactive
3	Latin	inactivus	inactive
4	Latin	āctīvus	—
5	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργητικός	Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
6	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργέω	to be in action or activity, to operate; to...
7	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργός	at work, active
8	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
9	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
11	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
12	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
14	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “inactivate”

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