English word actual comes from Late Latin actualis (active, practical), a word which derives from the Latin word actus, which is form of the verb agere and means "done"
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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actualis | Late Latin (LL) | active, practical |
actual | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
actuel | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
actual | English (en) | (dated) In action at the time being; now existing; current.. (obsolete) Active, not passive.. Existing in act or reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.. Factual, real, not just apparent or even false.. Used to emphasise a noun or verb, whether something is real or metaphorical. (finance) Something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated [...] |