Where does “atualidade” come from?

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

atualidade (Portuguese): the present time

Definitions

  1. the present time

Ancestry of “atualidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseatualactual; current, present
2Latinactuālisactive, practical
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →