Etymology

pre-inactivation

Today it means: Prior to inactivation; pertaining to the period before inactivation (of a ship, a filter, etc). Full definition →

English inactivation ← French inactif ← Latin ināctīvu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*né
  10. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  11. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  12. Latinin-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  15. Proto-Italic*agō
  16. Latinagō
  17. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  18. Latināctīvus
  19. Latinināctīvu
  20. Frenchinactif
  21. Englishinactive
  22. Englishinactivation
  23. English todaypre-inactivation

From pre- + inactivation.

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