Etymology

actorish

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor. Full definition →

English actor ← Middle English actour ← Latin āctor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Latināctus
  6. Latināctor
  7. Middle Englishactour
  8. Englishactor
  9. English todayactorish

From actor + -ish.

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