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Where does “aktisto” come from?

aktisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akto, from Spanish acto, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aktisto (Esperanto): clerk, registrar

Definitions

  1. clerk, registrar

Ancestry of “aktisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaktoact, deed; certificate, diploma; document
2Spanishactoact
3Latināctus—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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