English
actitation
Actitation comes from Latin āctitātiō ‘acting or pleading frequently’, from āctitātus ‘employed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitō‘do something often or repeatedly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitātus‘employed’perfect passive participle of āctitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitātiō‘acting or pleading frequently’
- Englishtodayactitation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitō‘do something often or repeatedly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitātus‘employed’perfect passive participle of āctitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctitātiō‘acting or pleading frequently’
- Englishtodayactitation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, gesture, acre, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, ingest, agger, samaj, gestation, agitate, axiomatic, gerund, gestion, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, agonist, antagonism, reactionary, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, unambiguous, reagent, retroactive, hyperactivity, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘do, act, make’
agency, act, agent, actual, active, action, agenda, actor, activity, examine, examination, ambiguous, agile, squat, assay, ambiguity, agility, activate, enact, radium, cogent, actuator, agitation, exigent, inexact, redact, actuate, actuation, 96 more
Today it means
noun Frequent action; specifically, the debating of lawsuits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / actitation