Where does “nonactorly” come from?

nonactorly (English) comes from English actorly, from English actor, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.

nonactorly (English): Not actorly; nonactorish

Definitions

  1. Not actorly; nonactorish

Ancestry of “nonactorly”, step by step

nonactorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actorly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactorlyPertaining or proper to an actor
2EnglishactorA person who performs in a theatrical play or...
3Frenchacteuractor
4Middle Frenchacteur
5Latināctordoer, agent
6Latināctusmade, done, having been done
7Latinagōto act, to behave
8Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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