English
actus
Actus comes from Latin āctus ‘a cattle drive’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’, and ultimately from *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-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 do, make, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus‘a cattle drive’
- Englishtodayactus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-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 do, make, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus‘a cattle drive’
- Englishtodayactus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, digest, congestion, gesture, acre, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, reactionary, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, transaction, actively, radioactive, inactive, reagent, unambiguous, retroactive, hyperactivity, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to do, make, drive’
agency, agent, action, act, activity, active, agenda, examination, examine, squat, agile, ambiguous, ambiguity, agility, activate, assay, agitation, enact, radium, cogent, exigent, inexact, redact, 96 more
through Latin āctus ‘a cattle drive’
actor, actual, actuator, actuation, actuary, actuate, 4 more
Today it means
noun A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / actus