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
- Like or resembling an actor
Ancestry of “actorlike”, step by step
actorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actor | A person who performs in a theatrical play or... |
| 2 | French | acteur | actor |
| 3 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 4 | Latin | āctor | doer, agent |
| 5 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 6 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |