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Where does “actrix” come from?

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

actrix (Latin): doer; actress, actor; plaintiff

Definitions

  1. doer; actress, actor; plaintiff

Ancestry of “actrix”, step by step

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

Words derived from “actrix”

  • actress
  • actressy
  • actriz
  • attrice
  • actrice
  • atriz
  • actriu
  • actrice
  • aktris
  • actrice
  • actriz
  • actrice
  • actrice
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