Where does “אַקטריסע” come from?

אַקטריסע (Yiddish) comes from Russian актри́са, from French actrice, from Middle French actrice, from Latin actrix, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

אַקטריסע (Yiddish): actress

Definitions

  1. actress

Ancestry of “אַקטריסע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianактри́саactress
2Frenchactriceactress
3Middle Frenchactrice—
4Latinactrixdoer; actress, actor; plaintiff
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →