Where does “nonactuality” come from?
nonactuality (English) comes from English actuality, from English actual, from Middle English actual, from Anglo-Norman actuel, from Old French actual, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō — to drive.
nonactuality (English): The quality of not being actual
Definitions
- The quality of not being actual
Ancestry of “nonactuality”, step by step
nonactuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actuality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actuality | The state of existing; existence; The quality of... |
| 2 | English | actual | relating to a person's acts or deeds; active,... |
| 3 | Middle English | actual | actual, real, true |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | actuel | — |
| 5 | Old French | actual | — |
| 6 | Latin | actuālis | active, practical |
| 7 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |