Where does “acteur” come from?

acteur (French) comes from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

acteur (French): actor

Definitions

  1. actor

Ancestry of “acteur”, step by step

acteur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French acteur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchacteur—
2Latināctordoer, agent
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

via Italian attore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattoreactor, player
2Latināctōrem—

Words derived from “acteur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →