Etymology

actus

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Today it means: A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m) Full definition →

Latin āctus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromāctus“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”
  2. English todayactus

From Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”). Doublet of act.

Words from the same roots

Latināctus all →

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