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Where does “psykoaktiivinen” come from?

psykoaktiivinen (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...

psykoaktiivinen (Finnish): psychoactive

Definitions

  1. psychoactive

Ancestry of “psykoaktiivinen”, 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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