Where does “actuante” come from?

actuante (Spanish) comes from Spanish actuar, from Medieval Latin actuare, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

actuante (Spanish): acting

Definitions

  1. acting

Ancestry of “actuante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishactuarto act, to behave; to act, to perform; to actuate
2Medieval Latinactuarepresent active infinitive of āctuō; second-person...
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 h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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