Where does “actio” come from?

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

actio (Latin): action; a doing or performing, behavior

Definitions

  1. action; a doing or performing, behavior

Ancestry of “actio”, step by step

actio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āctum

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

via Latin agere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...

Words derived from “actio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-