Etymology

coactive

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Today it means: Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. Full definition →

Latin coactum
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coactive · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromcoactum
  2. English todaycoactive

See Latin coactum.

coactive · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  10. Proto-Italic*agō
  11. Latinagō
  12. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  13. Latināctīvu
  14. Old Frenchactif
  15. Middle Englishactyf
  16. Englishactive
  17. English todaycoactive

From co- + active.

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