English word act comes from Proto-Italic *agō (Do, act. Drive. Push, impel.), Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵʰ-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *agō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Do, act. Drive. Push, impel. |
| *h₂eǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to drive, plough animal |
| *h₂eǵʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | plough animal |
| agendum | Latin (lat) | |
| acta | Latin (lat) | Acts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder).. Journal; register of public events. (figuratively, plural only) holiday. Seashore, beach. |
| acte | Old French (fro) | |
| act | English (eng) | (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.. (intransitive) To do something.. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).. (obsolete, transitive) To do [...] |