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Where does “lactivist” come from?

lactivist (English) comes from English lactivism, 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.

lactivist (English): A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of...

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  1. A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of...

Ancestry of “lactivist”, step by step

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