Where does “actrice” come from?

actrice (Dutch) comes from French actrice, from Middle French actrice, from Latin actrix, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actrice (Dutch): actress

Definitions

  1. actress

Ancestry of “actrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactriceactress
2Middle Frenchactrice—
3Latinactrixdoer; actress, actor; plaintiff
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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