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Where does “actyf” come from?

actyf (Middle English) comes from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “actyf”, step by step

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