Where does “ācta” come from?

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

ācta (Latin): acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)

Definitions

  1. acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)

Ancestry of “ācta”, step by step

ācta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin agō

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

via Ancient Greek Ἀκτή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈκτήheadland, cape, promontory
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ācta”

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