English
reactuate
Reactuate comes from Latin āctuō ‘to actuate, activate, implement’, from agō ‘to act, to behave’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctuō‘to actuate, activate, implement’
- Medieval Latinmodernāctuātus
- English1500–presentactuate
- Englishtodayreactuate
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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāctuō‘to actuate, activate, implement’
- Medieval Latinmodernāctuātus
- English1500–presentactuate
- Englishtodayreactuate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, digest, congestion, gesture, acre, agrarian, ingestion, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingest, axiomatic, agitate, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 103 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
transaction, actively, radioactive, inactive, unambiguous, reactionary, hyperactivity, reagent, retroactive, ambiguously, 80 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
action, agency, act, agent, active, activity, agenda, examine, examination, ambiguous, agile, ambiguity, agility, assay, activate, squat, agitation, enact, radium, cogent, exigent, inexact, redact, 97 more
through Latin āctus
actor, actual, actuary, 5 more
through English actuate
Today it means
verb To actuate again.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / reactuate