Where does “inactif” come from?

inactif (French) comes from Latin inactivus, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inactif (French): inactive

Definitions

  1. inactive

Ancestry of “inactif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inactif

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