Where does “aktivum” come from?
aktivum (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin activum, from Latin activus, from Latin ago, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aktivum (Norwegian Bokmål): an asset
Ancestry of “aktivum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | activum | nominative neuter singular of āctīvus; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | activus | active; practical |
| 3 | Latin | ago | I act, I behave; I do or make continuously or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |