Etymology of the English word actual
the English word
actualderived from the English word
actuelderived from the Old French word
actualderived from the Late Latin word
actualis (active, practical; actual)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of actual in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
actualism,
actuallyCognates
Dutch
actueel, French
actuel, German
aktuell, Italian
attuale, Lithuanian
aktualus, Norwegian
aktuell, Polish
aktualny, Russian
aктyaльный, Spanish
actual, Swedish
aktuellUsage
Word found in Modern English
