Where does “теракт” come from?
теракт (Russian) comes from Russian акт, from German Akt, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
теракт (Russian): terror act, act of terrorism
Definitions
- terror act, act of terrorism
Ancestry of “теракт”, step by step
теракт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian акт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | акт | act; nude, painting of a nude person; receipt |
| 2 | German | Akt | act; nude; artwork of a naked person |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Ukrainian акт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | акт | statement, report, certificate; action, act |