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Where does “actorial” come from?

actorial (English) comes from English actor, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

actorial (English): Relating to an actor, or one who performs an...

Definitions

  1. Relating to an actor, or one who performs an...

Ancestry of “actorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactorA person who performs in a theatrical play or...
2Frenchacteuractor
3Middle Frenchacteur—
4Latināctor—
5Latināctus—
6Latinagō—
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →