Where does “acționa” come from?

acționa (Romanian) comes from French actionner, from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

acționa (Romanian): to act

Definitions

  1. to act

Ancestry of “acționa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactionnerto work (to set into action), actuate, action
2Frenchactionaction, act; campaign; stock, share
3Old Frenchaucionaction; act; deed
4Latināctiōaction; a doing or performing, behavior
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “acționa

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-