deinactivate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *ən-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *agō

Latin agō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.

Latin āctīvus

Latin ināctīvuslbor.

French inactifder.

English inactive

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

English inactivate

English deinactivate

From de- + inactivate.

Verb

deinactivate (third-person singular simple present deinactivates, present participle deinactivating, simple past and past participle deinactivated)

To cause or to undergo deinactivation.