Where does “akto” come from?

akto (Esperanto) comes 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.

akto (Esperanto): act, deed; certificate, diploma; document

Definitions

act, deed; certificate, diploma; document

Ancestry of “akto”, step by step

akto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish acto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	acto	act
2	Latin	āctus	made, done, having been done
3	Latin	agō	to act, to behave
4	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

via Latin ācta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ācta	acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
2	Ancient Greek	Ἀκτή	headland, cape, promontory
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

Words derived from “akto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →