English
activationless
From activation + -less.
A compound of active + -ation + active + activate + -ation + -ion + activation
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin āctīvus ‘active’
Old French actif ‘active’
Middle English actyf ‘active, reactive’
English active
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin āctīvus ‘active’
Old French actif ‘active’
Middle English actyf ‘active, reactive’
English active
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin āctīvus ‘active’
Old French actif ‘active’
Middle English actyf ‘active, reactive’
English active
English activate
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin āctīvus ‘active’
Old French actif ‘active’
Middle English actyf ‘active, reactive’
English active
English activate
English activation
Today it means
adj Having an activation energy near 0
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / activationless