Where does “nonactivist” come from?

nonactivist (English) comes from English activist, 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.

nonactivist (English): One who is not an activist

Definitions

  1. One who is not an activist

Ancestry of “nonactivist”, step by step

nonactivist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English activist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivistOne who is politically active in the role of a...
2EnglishactiveHaving the power or quality of acting; causing...
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 -íh₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-