Where does “aktif” come from?
aktif (Indonesian) comes from Dutch aktief, from Dutch actief, from French actif, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
aktif (Indonesian): active, quick in physical movement; active, given...
Definitions
- active, quick in physical movement; active, given...
Ancestry of “aktif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aktief | Superseded spelling of actief |
| 2 | Dutch | actief | active; active voice |
| 3 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 4 | Old French | actif | active |
| 5 | Latin | āctīvus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |