Where does “actualidad” come from?

actualidad (Spanish) comes from Spanish actual, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actualidad (Spanish): present; piece of news, current event

Definitions

  1. present; piece of news, current event

Ancestry of “actualidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishactualpresent, current; factual; actual, real
2Latinactuālisactive, practical
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →