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Where does “anteato” come from?

anteato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Ato, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

anteato (Portuguese): anteact

Definitions

  1. anteact

Ancestry of “anteato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAto—
2Latināctus—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →