Where does “aktor” come from?
aktor (Tagalog) 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.
aktor (Tagalog): actor
Definitions
- actor
Ancestry of “aktor”, 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 | doer, agent |
| 6 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |