Where does “actors” come from?

actors (Catalan) comes from Catalan actor, 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.

actors (Catalan): plural of actor

Definitions

plural of actor

Ancestry of “actors”, step by step

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

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