Where does “а́кт” come from?

а́кт (Bulgarian) comes from Russian акт, from German Akt, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

а́кт (Bulgarian): an act, an action

Definitions

  1. an act, an action

Ancestry of “а́кт”, step by step

а́кт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian акт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianактact; nude, painting of a nude person; receipt
2GermanAktact; nude; artwork of a naked person
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via French acte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacteact

Words derived from “а́кт

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō