Where does “acte” come from?

acte (Middle English) comes from Old French act, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

acte (Middle English): An act; an action

Definitions

  1. An act; an action

Ancestry of “acte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchact—
2Latināctaacts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “acte”

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