Where does “activum” come from?

activum (Latin) comes from Latin activus, from Latin ago, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

activum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of āctīvus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of āctīvus; accusative...

Ancestry of “activum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactivusactive; practical
2LatinagoI act, I behave; I do or make continuously or...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “activum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →