Where does “attricetta” come from?

attricetta (Italian) comes from Italian attrice, from Latin actrix, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

attricetta (Italian): starlet

Definitions

  1. starlet

Ancestry of “attricetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattriceactress
2Latinactrixdoer; actress, actor; plaintiff
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →