Where does “aktujo” come from?

aktujo (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.

aktujo (Esperanto): briefcase

Definitions

  1. briefcase

Ancestry of “aktujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaktoact, deed; certificate, diploma; document
2Spanishactoact
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →