Where does “inactivation” come from?

inactivation (English) comes from French inactiver, from French activer, from French actif, 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...

inactivation (English): The process of rendering something inactive

Definitions

The process of rendering something inactive

Ancestry of “inactivation”, step by step

inactivation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French inactiver

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	inactiver	to inactivate, deactivate
2	French	activer	to activate; to speed up; to stoke
3	French	actif	active; asset; top
4	Old French	actif	active
5	Latin	āctīvus	active
6	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργητικός	Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
7	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργέω	to be in action or activity, to operate; to...
8	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργός	at work, active
9	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
10	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
11	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
12	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
13	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
14	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
15	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English inactive

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	inactive	Not active, temporarily or permanently; Not...
2	French	inactif	inactive
3	Latin	inactivus	inactive
4	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in

Words derived from “inactivation”

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