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actor.

actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aɡˈtoɾ/[aɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]

  1. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Spanish actor Borrowed from Latin āctor.

noun/aɡˈtoɾ/[aɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]

  1. defendant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Spanish actor Borrowed from Latin āctor.

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