activamente

Galician

Alternative forms

• ativamente (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician activo

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Galician -mente

Galician activamente

From activo + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akˌtibaˈmente/ [ɑkˌt̪i.β̞aˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: ac‧ti‧va‧men‧te

Adverb

activamente

1. actively

Further reading

• “activamente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Adverb

activamente (comparable, comparative mais activamente, superlative o mais activamente)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativamente; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

• “activamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

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 āctīvusbor.

Spanish activo

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mēns

Old Spanish -mente

Spanish -mente

Spanish activamente

From activo + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˌtibaˈmente/ [aɣ̞ˌt̪i.β̞aˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ac‧ti‧va‧men‧te

Adverb

activamente

1. actively (in an active manner)

   Synonym: enérgicamente

2. (grammar) actively (in the active form)

   Antonym: pasivamente

Further reading

• “activamente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025