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

  1. in an actorish manner

Ancestry of “actorishly”, step by step

actorishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actorish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactorishOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor...
2EnglishactorA person who performs in a theatrical play or...
3Frenchacteuractor
4Middle Frenchacteur
5Latināctordoer, agent
6Latināctusmade, done, having been done
7Latinagōto act, to behave
8Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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