English
activism
From active + -ism.
A compound of active + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
Latin agō ‘to do, to act’
Latin āctīvus
Old French actif
Middle English actyf ‘active’
English active
Today it means
noun The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
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Etymograph / activism