Etymology of the Latin word actor
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 Latin
actrix,
actoriusDerivations in other languages
English
actor, French
acteur, Italian
attore, Portuguese
ator, Spanish
actorCognates
Dutch
acteur, English
actor, French
acteur, German
Akteur, Lithuanian
aktorius, Norwegian
aktor, Polish
aktor, Russian
aктëp, Swedish
aktör
