Where does “atto” come from?

atto (Italian) comes from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

atto (Italian): act; fit or capable

Definitions

  1. act; fit or capable

Ancestry of “atto”, step by step

atto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctusmade, done, having been done
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰father
2Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “atto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →