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Where does “антракт” come from?

антракт (Russian) comes from French entr'acte, from French entracte, from French acte, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

антракт (Russian): interval; intermission; interlude, entr'acte

Definitions

  1. interval; intermission; interlude, entr'acte

Ancestry of “антракт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentr'acteArchaic spelling of entracte
2Frenchentracteinterval; intermission; interval act; half-time...
3Frenchacteact
4Latināctus—
5Latinagō—
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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