actuar etymology

Catalan word actuar comes from Latin actus, Latin -one(-onem|m), and later Latin actuo ((transitive) I actuate, activate, implement.)

Detailed word origin of actuar

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
actus Latin (lat) (historical, _, units of measure) An actus: a former Roman unit of area equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about ⅛ ha). (historical, _, units of measure) An actus: a former Roman unit of length equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35½ m). A cattle drive, the act of driving cattle or a cart. A cattle path or narrow cart track. Act, action, doing, deed. Performance, behavior.
-one(-onem|m) Latin (lat)
actuo Latin (lat) (transitive) I actuate, activate, implement.
actuar Catalan (cat) To act. To play (a part).

Words with the same origin as actuar

Descendants of actus
accionar acció acte actor càmera