Where does “unactorlike” come from?
unactorlike (English) comes from English actorlike, 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.
unactorlike (English): Not actorlike
Definitions
- Not actorlike
Ancestry of “unactorlike”, step by step
unactorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actorlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actorlike | Like or resembling 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |