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Where does “lactivism” come from?

lactivism (English) comes from English activism, from English active, from Middle English actyf, 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...

lactivism (English): The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of...

Definitions

  1. The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of...

Ancestry of “lactivism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivismThe practice of using action to achieve a result,...
2EnglishactiveHaving the power or quality of acting; causing...
3Middle Englishactyf—
4Old Frenchactifactive
5Latināctīvus—
6Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
7Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
8Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
9Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
10Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
11Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
12Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
13Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
14Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
15Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “lactivism”

  • lactivist
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