Etymology of the English word act
the English word
actderived from the Late Latin word
actus (act, performance, delivery; right of way, road for cattle; path)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of act in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
actin,
cod-act,
actable,
counteract,
interact,
outact,
overact,
retroact,
underact,
acting,
actedCognates
Danish
aktstykke, Dutch
akte, Dutch
acrobaat, English
acrobat, French
acrobate, French
acte, German
Akte, German
Akrobat, Italian
acrobata, Latin
actus, Lithuanian
aktas, Lithuanian
akrobatas, Norwegian
aktstykke, Norwegian
akt, Norwegian
akrobat, Polish
akt, Russian
aкт, Russian
aкpобaт, Swedish
akt, Swedish
akrobatUsage
Word found in Modern English
