Where does “actor” come from?

actor (Catalan) comes from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actor (Catalan): actor, agent

Definitions

actor, agent

Ancestry of “actor”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	āctor	doer, agent
2	Latin	āctus	made, done, having been done
3	Latin	agō	to act, to behave
4	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Words derived from “actor”

actors

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →