Where does “actorishly” come from?
actorishly (English) comes from English actorish, from English actor, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
actorishly (English): in an actorish manner
Definitions
- in an actorish manner
Ancestry of “actorishly”, step by step
actorishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actorish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actorish | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor... |
| 2 | English | actor | A person who performs in a theatrical play or... |
| 3 | French | acteur | actor |
| 4 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 5 | Latin | āctor | doer, agent |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |