Etymology

postreactivation

Today it means: Following reactivation Full definition →

English reactivation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Middle Englishre-
  11. Englishre-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  14. Proto-Italic*agō
  15. Latinagō
  16. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  17. Latināctīvu
  18. Old Frenchactif
  19. Middle Englishactyf
  20. Englishactive
  21. Englishactivate
  22. Englishactivation
  23. Englishreactivation
  24. English todaypostreactivation

From post- + reactivation.

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