Where does “inactive” come from?
Inactive comes from French inactif, from Latin inactivus, from Latin activus meaning "doing or acting," derived from agere meaning "to do or act," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning "to drive or move."
inactive (English): Not active, temporarily or permanently; Not...
Definitions
- Not active, temporarily or permanently; Not...
Ancestry of “inactive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | inactif | inactive |
| 2 | Latin | inactivus | inactive |
| 3 | Latin | āctīvus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “inactive”