Where does “entr'acte” come from?

entr'acte (English) comes from French entracte, from French acte, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

entr'acte (English): An interval between two acts of a play or opera;...

Definitions

  1. An interval between two acts of a play or opera;...

Ancestry of “entr'acte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentracteinterval; intermission; interval act; half-time...
2Frenchacteact
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →