Etymology

ferroactivator

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Today it means: An enzyme activator that is active only in the presence of iron ions Full definition →

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

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  9. Latināctīvu
  10. Old Frenchactif
  11. Middle Englishactyf
  12. Englishactive
  13. Englishactivate
  14. Englishactivator
  15. English todayferroactivator

From ferro- + activator.

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