Where does “att” come from?

att (Maltese) comes from Italian atto, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

att (Maltese): act

Definitions

Ancestry of “att”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	atto	act; fit or capable
2	Latin	āctus	made, done, having been done
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →