Where does “atmungsaktiv” come from?

atmungsaktiv (German) comes from German Aktiv, 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- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

atmungsaktiv (German): breathable

Definitions

  1. breathable

Ancestry of “atmungsaktiv”, step by step

atmungsaktiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aktiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAktivactive voice; active verb
2Frenchactifactive; asset; top
3Old Frenchactifactive
4Latināctīvusactive
5Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
6Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
7Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Atmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtmungrespiration, breathing
2Germanatmento breathe
3Middle High Germanātemen—
4Old High Germanātamōn—
5Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →