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Where does “inactuel” come from?

inactuel (French) comes from French actuel, 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.

inactuel (French): not current, not modern or up-to-date

Definitions

  1. not current, not modern or up-to-date

Ancestry of “inactuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactuelcurrent
2Latinactuālis—
3Latināctus—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →