Where does “actorlike” come from?

actorlike (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.

actorlike (English): Like or resembling an actor

Definitions

  1. Like or resembling an actor

Ancestry of “actorlike”, step by step

actorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actor

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

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “actorlike

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-