Etymology

piezoactivity

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Today it means: The quality of being piezoactive. Full definition →

English activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peys-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*peysd-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekπῐέζω (pĭézō)
  4. Englishpiezo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvus
  11. Latināctīvitās
  12. Middle Frenchactivité
  13. Englishactivity
  14. English todaypiezoactivity

From piezo- + activity.

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