Where does “aktorulo” come from?
aktorulo (Ido) comes from Ido aktoro, from Esperanto aktoro, from English actor, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō — to drive.
aktorulo (Ido): actor
Ancestry of “aktorulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | aktoro | actor; actress |
| 2 | Esperanto | aktoro | actor |
| 3 | English | actor | A person who performs in a theatrical play or... |
| 4 | French | acteur | actor |
| 5 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 6 | Latin | āctor | — |
| 7 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 8 | Latin | agō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |