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English word act comes from Proto-Italic *agō (Do, act. Drive. Push, impel.), Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵʰ-
*agō (Proto-Italic)
Do, act. Drive. Push, impel.
*h₂eǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to drive, plough animal
*h₂eǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
plough animal
agendum (Latin)
acta (Latin)
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)
act (English)
(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 [...]