Where does “actorish” come from?

actorish (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.

actorish (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor...

Ancestry of “actorish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactorA person who performs in a theatrical play or...
2Frenchacteuractor
3Middle Frenchacteur
4Latināctordoer, agent
5Latināctusmade, done, having been done
6Latinagōto act, to behave
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “actorish

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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