Etymology of the English word actor
the English word
actorderived from the Latin word
actor (actor, performer, doer; drover, herdsman; wielder)
derived 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-Derivations in English
actorish,
actressCognates
Dutch
acteur, French
acteur, German
Akteur, Latin
actor, Lithuanian
aktorius, Norwegian
aktor, Polish
aktor, Russian
aктëp, Swedish
aktörUsage
Word found in Modern English
