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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ACT. Etymology of the word
ACT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ACT,
a deed. (L.) M.E. act, pl. actes.
The pl. actes occurs in Chaucer's Freres Tale, C. T. 7068
(misprinted 2068 in Richardson)—Lat.
actum, an act, thing done, neut. of pp. actus, done.—Lat.
agere, to do, lit. to drive. + Gk. ἄγειν, to drive. + Icel.
aka, to drive. + Sansk. aj, to drive.—✔AG,
to drive; Fick, i. 7. Der. act, verb, whence act-ing;
also (from the pp. actus) act-ion, act-ion-able, act-ive, act-iv-ity,
act-or, act-r-ess; also act-ual (Lat. actualis), act-ual-ity; also
act-uary (Lat. actuarius); also act-u-ate (from Low Lat.
actuare, to
perform, put in action). From the same root are exact,
react, and a large number of other words, such as acre,
&c. See Agent.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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