Where does “aktris” come from?

aktris (Tagalog) comes from Spanish actriz, from Latin actrix, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aktris (Tagalog): actress, actor

Definitions

  1. actress, actor

Ancestry of “aktris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishactrizactress
2Latinactrixdoer; actress, actor; plaintiff
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →