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Where does “korkea-aktiivinen” come from?

korkea-aktiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish aktiivinen, from Finnish aktiivi, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

korkea-aktiivinen (Finnish): highly radioactive

Definitions

  1. highly radioactive

Ancestry of “korkea-aktiivinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaktiivinenactive
2Finnishaktiiviactivist; active voice; Alternative form of...
3Latināctīvus—
4Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
5Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
6Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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