Where does “aktoro” come from?
aktoro (Ido) comes from Esperanto aktoro, from English actor, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
aktoro (Ido): actor; actress
Ancestry of “aktoro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | aktoro | actor |
| 2 | English | actor | A person who performs in a theatrical play or... |
| 3 | French | acteur | actor |
| 4 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 5 | Latin | āctor | — |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 7 | Latin | agō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “aktoro”