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Where does “actuar” come from?

actuar (Romanian) comes from French actuaire, from Latin āctuārius, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actuar (Romanian): actuary; registrar, actuary, clerk

Definitions

  1. actuary; registrar, actuary, clerk

Ancestry of “actuar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactuaireactuary
2Latināctuārius—
3Latināctus—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →