Where does “overactivity” come from?
Overactivity derives from English activity, from Middle French activité, from Latin activitas and activus meaning "capable of acting," from agere meaning "to do or drive," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
overactivity (English): Excessive activity
Definitions
- Excessive activity
Ancestry of “overactivity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | activity | The state or quality of being active; activeness;... |
| 2 | Middle French | activité | — |
| 3 | Latin | activitas | activity, movement, action |
| 4 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |