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Where does “actualness” come from?

actualness (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.

actualness (English): The state or quality of being actual

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being actual

Ancestry of “actualness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishactualrelating to a person's acts or deeds; active,...
2Middle Englishactual—
3Anglo-Normanactuel—
4Old Frenchactual—
5Latinactuālis—
6Latināctus—
7Latinagō—
8Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →