Where does “exactor” come from?
exactor (Spanish) comes from Spanish actor, from Russian актёр, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
exactor (Spanish): collector of debts, taxes, etc; former actor
Definitions
- collector of debts, taxes, etc; former actor
Ancestry of “exactor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | actor | actor; defendant |
| 2 | Russian | актёр | actor, player, performer |
| 3 | French | acteur | actor |
| 4 | Middle French | acteur | — |
| 5 | Latin | āctor | — |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 7 | Latin | agō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |