English
actuary
Actuary comes from Latin āctuārius ‘copyist, account-keeper’, and goes back to āctus ‘public business’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus‘public business’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctuārius‘copyist, account-keeper’
- Englishtodayactuary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus‘public business’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctuārius‘copyist, account-keeper’
- Englishtodayactuary
Linked words
through Latin āctus ‘public business’
Today it means
noun Registrar, clerk.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin āctus / actuary