Etymology

interact

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Today it means: To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone). Full definition →

English act ← Middle English acte ← Old French act
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Latināctus
  12. Latinācta
  13. Old Frenchact
  14. Middle Englishacte
  15. Englishact
  16. English todayinteract

From inter- + act.

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