English
activation
Activation comes from English activate.
- English1500–presentactivate
- Englishearliest quotation 2021activation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presentactivate
- Englishearliest quotation 2021activation
Earliest quotation: 2021, Network News: GA suffers cancellations and delays caused by : “Alarm activations cause the driver to have to stop…”
Linked words
through English activate
Today it means
noun Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English activate / activation