Etymology

actuate

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Today it means: To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. Full definition →

Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō ← Proto-Italic *agō
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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. Latināctuō
  7. Medieval Latināctuātus
  8. English todayactuate

From Medieval Latin āctuātus, perfect passive participle of āctuō (“actuate, implement”), from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act”).

Words from the same roots

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