Where does “nonactivational” come from?

nonactivational (English) comes from English activational, from English activation, from English active, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω — to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note...

nonactivational (English): Not activational

Definitions

  1. Not activational

Ancestry of “nonactivational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivationalOf or pertaining to activation
2EnglishactivationMaking active and effective; bringing into a...
3EnglishactiveHaving the power or quality of acting; causing...
4Middle Englishactyfactive, reactive
5Old Frenchactifactive
6Latināctīvusactive
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 Greekγλύφωto carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note...
Every word from Ancient Greek γλύφω
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