Where does “actualist” come from?
actualist (English) comes from English actual, from Middle English actual, from Anglo-Norman actuel, from Old French actual, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
actualist (English): A proponent of actualism
Ancestry of “actualist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | actual | relating to a person's acts or deeds; active,... |
| 2 | Middle English | actual | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | actuel | — |
| 4 | Old French | actual | — |
| 5 | Latin | actuālis | — |
| 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 |