Where does “Menschenrechtsaktivist” come from?
Menschenrechtsaktivist (German) comes from German Aktivist, from English activist, from English active, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω — to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note...
Menschenrechtsaktivist (German): human rights activist
Definitions
- human rights activist
Ancestry of “Menschenrechtsaktivist”, step by step
Menschenrechtsaktivist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aktivist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aktivist | activist |
| 2 | English | activist | One who is politically active in the role of a... |
| 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 | γλύφω | to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note... |
via German Menschenrecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Menschenrecht | human right |
| 2 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 3 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |