Where does “hochaktuell” come from?
hochaktuell (German) comes from German aktuell, 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.
hochaktuell (German): Very up-to-date
Definitions
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Ancestry of “hochaktuell”, step by step
hochaktuell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German aktuell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aktuell | current, in action at the time being, live;... |
| 2 | French | actuel | current |
| 3 | Latin | actuālis | active, practical |
| 4 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |