Etymology

bioactivator

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Today it means: A biological activator (typically for composting) Full definition →

English activator ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvu
  11. Old Frenchactif
  12. Middle Englishactyf
  13. Englishactive
  14. Englishactivate
  15. Englishactivator
  16. English todaybioactivator

From bio- + activator.

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