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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactuālis—
2Latināctus—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “actuel”

  • inactuel
  • actualisme
  • hochaktuell
  • brandaktuell
  • aktuell
  • aktuelli
  • aktuell
  • dagsaktuell
  • aktuell
  • aktuálisabb
  • aktuális
  • dagsaktuell
  • aktuell
  • aktüel
  • aktuell
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