Where does “atuar” come from?

atuar (Portuguese) comes 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.

atuar (Portuguese): to act; to operate, function; to influence

Definitions

  1. to act; to operate, function; to influence

Ancestry of “atuar”, step by step

atuar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin actuare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinactuarepresent active infinitive of āctuō; second-person...
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

via Galician tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantuyou
2Old Portuguesetuthou, you
3Latintūyou (singular); thou
4Proto-Italictūyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “atuar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →