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Where does “transactivist” come from?

transactivist (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.

transactivist (English): An activist for transgender issues

Definitions

  1. An activist for transgender issues

Ancestry of “transactivist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivistOne who is politically active in the role of a...
2EnglishactiveHaving the power or quality of acting; causing...
3Middle Englishactyf—
4Old Frenchactifactive
5Latināctīvus—
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—
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