Where does “actuar” come from?
actuar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese atuar, from Medieval Latin actuare, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
actuar (Portuguese): Alternative form of atuar
Definitions
- Alternative form of atuar
Ancestry of “actuar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | atuar | to act; to operate, function; to influence |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | actuare | present active infinitive of āctuō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |