Etymology of the English word actressy
the English word
actressyusing the English suffix
-yderived from the English word
actressderived from 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-using the English suffix
-essderived from the French suffix
-essederived from the Latin suffix
-issaUsage
Word found in Modern English
