Etymology

cytoactivity

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Today it means: cytological activity Full definition →

English activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  5. Proto-Italic*agō
  6. Latinagō
  7. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  8. Latināctīvus
  9. Latināctīvitās
  10. Middle Frenchactivité
  11. Englishactivity
  12. English todaycytoactivity

From cyto- + activity.

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