subactivity

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noun

An activity making up part of a larger activity.

OriginEnglish activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās →
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Meanings

nounsubactivity (plural subactivities)

plural subactivities

  1. An activity making up part of a larger activity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  11. Latināctīvus
  12. Latināctīvitās
  13. Middle Frenchactivité
  14. Englishactivity
  15. Englishsubactivity

From sub- + activity.

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APA

subactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subactivity

MLA

“subactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subactivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subactivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subactivity.

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