Where does “psychoactivity” come from?
psychoactivity (English) comes from English psychoactive, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
psychoactivity (English): the ability for a substance to be psychoactive
Definitions
- the ability for a substance to be psychoactive
Ancestry of “psychoactivity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | psychoactive | Affecting the mind or mental processes; Any drug... |
| 2 | English | active | Having the power or quality of acting; causing... |
| 3 | Middle English | actyf | — |
| 4 | Old French | actif | active |
| 5 | Latin | āctīvus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |