Where does “actour” come from?

actour (Middle English) comes from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actour (Middle English): An actor, doer one who or that which does

Definitions

  1. An actor, doer one who or that which does

Ancestry of “actour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctordoer, agent
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “actour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →