Etymology

reactuate

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Today it means: To actuate again. Full definition →

English actuate ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Latināctus
  11. Latināctuō
  12. Medieval Latināctuātus
  13. Englishactuate
  14. English todayreactuate

From re- + actuate.

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