Where does “actuante” come from?

actuante (Latin) comes from Latin actuans, from Latin āctuō, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actuante (Latin): ablative masculine singular of āctuāns; ablative...

Definitions

  1. ablative masculine singular of āctuāns; ablative...

Ancestry of “actuante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactuansactuating
2Latināctuōto actuate, activate, implement
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō