Where does “yrkesaktiv” come from?

yrkesaktiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aktiv, 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...

yrkesaktiv (Norwegian Bokmål): working in employment, having a job

Definitions

  1. working in employment, having a job

Ancestry of “yrkesaktiv”, step by step

yrkesaktiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål aktiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaktivactive
2Latināctīvusactive
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...

via Norwegian Bokmål yrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålyrkeprofession, occupation
2Old Norseyrkiwork, occupation
3Proto-Germanicwurkijąwork, profession, occupation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-