actio

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • action; a doing or performing, behavior
  • public function, civil act
  • (legal) suit, process, action
  • gesticulation made while speaking
  • (drama) the action, plot, series of events

Etymology

Suffix from Latin āctum root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🚂

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