English
actuo-
Actuo- comes from French actuel ‘current’, from Latin actuālis ‘active, practical’, 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‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEactuālis‘active, practical’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentactuel‘current’
- Englishtodayactuo-
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‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEactuālis‘active, practical’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentactuel‘current’
- Englishtodayactuo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, digest, gesture, congestion, acre, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, reactionary, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 102 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, transaction, actively, radioactive, inactive, reagent, unambiguous, retroactive, hyperactivity, ambiguously, 80 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
agency, agent, action, act, activity, active, agenda, examination, examine, squat, agile, ambiguous, ambiguity, activate, agility, assay, agitation, enact, radium, cogent, exigent, inexact, redact, 97 more
through Latin āctus
actual, actor, actuator, actuation, actuary, actuate, 5 more
Today it means
prefix Present, current, living, active.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / actuo-