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Where does “attuale” come from?

attuale (Italian) comes 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.

attuale (Italian): present, current, modern, existing; up-to-date;...

Definitions

  1. present, current, modern, existing; up-to-date;...

Ancestry of “attuale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactuālis—
2Latināctus—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “attuale”

  • attualismo
  • attualizzare
  • inattuale
  • inattualità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →