Where does “actorishness” come from?
actorishness (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.
actorishness (English): The state or condition of being actorish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being actorish
Ancestry of “actorishness”, step by step
actorishness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |