Where does “tensioactif” come from?

tensioactif (French) comes from French actif, from Old French actif, 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...

tensioactif (French): surfactant; surface-active

Definitions

surfactant; surface-active

Ancestry of “tensioactif”, step by step

tensioactif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French actif

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	actif	active; asset; top
2	Old French	actif	active
3	Latin	āctīvus	active
4	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργητικός	Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
5	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργέω	to be in action or activity, to operate; to...
6	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργός	at work, active
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
8	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
10	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
11	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
13	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via French tension

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	tension	tension; blood pressure; voltage
2	Middle French	tension	—
3	Latin	tensiō	stretching, stretching out, extension
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “tensioactif”

tensioactiv

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