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
Ancestry of “actorishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 7 | Latin | agō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |