Where does “actuel” come from?

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

actuel (French): current

Definitions

  1. current

Ancestry of “actuel”, step by step

actuel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin actuālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactuālisactive, practical
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Medieval Latin actualis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinactualis—

Words derived from “actuel”

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