Where does “aktifkan” come from?
aktifkan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian aktif, from Dutch aktief, from Dutch actief, from French actif, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω.
Ancestry of “aktifkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | aktif | active, quick in physical movement; active, given... |
| 2 | Dutch | aktief | Superseded spelling of actief |
| 3 | Dutch | actief | active; active voice |
| 4 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 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 | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |