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
- Not actorly; nonactorish
Ancestry of “nonactorly”, step by step
nonactorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actorly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actorly | Pertaining or proper to an actor |
| 2 | English | actor | A person who performs in a theatrical play or... |
| 3 | French | acteur | actor |
| 4 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 5 | Latin | āctor | doer, agent |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |