Where does “nonactively” come from?

nonactively (English) comes from English actively, from Middle English actyvely, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός.

nonactively (English): Not actively

Definitions

  1. Not actively

Ancestry of “nonactively”, step by step

nonactively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actively

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivelyIn an active manner; In the active form; not...
2Middle EnglishactyvelyIn an active way
3Middle Englishactyfactive, reactive
4Old Frenchactifactive
5Latināctīvusactive
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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂