Where does “آقتریس” come from?
آقتریس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French actrice, from Middle French actrice, from Latin actrix, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “آقتریس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | actrice | actress |
| 2 | Middle French | actrice | — |
| 3 | Latin | actrix | doer; actress, actor; plaintiff |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |