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Where does “subactus” come from?

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

subactus (Latin): ploughed, cultivated; sharpened; subdued

Definitions

  1. ploughed, cultivated; sharpened; subdued

Ancestry of “subactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubigoI bring or get; I plough or cultivate; I sharpen...
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “subactus”

  • subact
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