Where does “unradioactive” come from?
unradioactive (English) comes from English radioactive, from French radioactif, from French actif, 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...
unradioactive (English): Not radioactive
Definitions
- Not radioactive
Ancestry of “unradioactive”, step by step
unradioactive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English radioactive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radioactive | Exhibiting radioactivity; Dangerous and... |
| 2 | French | radioactif | radioactive |
| 3 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 4 | Old French | actif | active |
| 5 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 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... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |