Where does “acionador” come from?
acionador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese acionar, from French actionner, from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
acionador (Portuguese): activator
Ancestry of “acionador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | acionar | to action; to activate; to apply |
| 2 | French | actionner | to work , actuate, action |
| 3 | French | action | action, act; campaign; stock, share |
| 4 | Old French | aucion | action; act; deed |
| 5 | Latin | āctiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |