Where does “acionar” come from?

acionar (Portuguese) comes from French actionner, from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

acionar (Portuguese): to action; to activate; to apply

Definitions

to action; to activate; to apply

Ancestry of “acionar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	actionner	to work (to set into action), actuate, action
2	French	action	action, act; campaign; stock, share
3	Old French	aucion	action; act; deed
4	Latin	āctiō	action; a doing or performing, behavior
5	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
6	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
8	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “acionar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →