Etymology

nonactive

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Today it means: Not active; inactive; inert. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Old Frenchactif
  3. Middle Englishactyf
  4. Englishactive
  5. English todaynonactive

From non- + active.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.