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Etymology of the English word actor

the English word actor
derived 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, actress

Cognates

Dutch acteur, French acteur, German Akteur, Latin actor, Lithuanian aktorius, Norwegian aktor, Polish aktor, Russian aктëp, Swedish aktör

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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