Where does “eläinaktivismi” come from?
eläinaktivismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish aktivismi, from English activism, from English active, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω.
eläinaktivismi (Finnish): animal rights activism
Definitions
- animal rights activism
Ancestry of “eläinaktivismi”, step by step
eläinaktivismi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aktivismi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aktivismi | activism |
| 2 | English | activism | The practice of using action to achieve a result,... |
| 3 | English | active | Having the power or quality of acting; causing... |
| 4 | Middle English | actyf | active, reactive |
| 5 | Old French | actif | active |
| 6 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |