Where does “aktör” come from?

aktör (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آقتور, from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

aktör (Turkish): actor

Definitions

  1. actor

Ancestry of “aktör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقتور—
2Frenchacteuractor
3Middle Frenchacteur—
4Latināctordoer, agent
5Latināctusmade, done, having been done
6Latinagōto act, to behave
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →