Where does “akta” come from?
akta (Malay) comes from Portuguese acta, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
akta (Malay): act; certificate; a deed; a legal contract
Definitions
- act; certificate; a deed; a legal contract
Ancestry of “akta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | acta | minute |
| 2 | Latin | ācta | acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder) |
| 3 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |