Meanings
adjectiveactivational (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to activation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishactivational
From activation + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish aktivointi-
- aktivointi-pertaining to activation
Polish aktywacyjny
- aktywacyjnypertaining to activation
Portuguese ativacional
- ativacionalpertaining to activation
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APA
activational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activational
MLA
“activational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activational. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activational.
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