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Where does “activo” come from?

activo (Spanish) comes 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, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

activo (Spanish): active; top; up

Definitions

  1. active; top; up

Ancestry of “activo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “activo”

  • inactivar
  • activar
  • inactivo
  • activador
  • desactivar
  • activamente
  • psicoactivo
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