actrix Latin · revision 9854

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Tertullian|origins=ine-pro *h₂eǵ-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈaːk.triːks]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈak.triks]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''āctrīx''' ''f'' (genitive āctrīcis, masculine āctor); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|agō|-trīx|t1=to do, drive]], the feminine of [[āctor]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨agō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*ag-e/o-|t=to do, act]], from [[ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-e/o-|t=to drive, lead]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Tertullian, whom he dates c. 160–220 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was a stewardess, female agent, as in an inscription, and in the Theodosian Code a female plaintiff.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for a female agent, authoress, as in Gower, and with ''pars'' a plaintiff.^(DMLBS) Köbler connects English ''actress'' with it, and Etymonline forms ''actress'' (1580s, “a woman who does something”) from ''actor'' and ''-ess''.^(Köbler 2010)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 160–220 AD – Tertullian uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1580s – English ''actress'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A stewardess, female agent.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # A female [[m|en|plaintiff]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(DMLBS)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' An authoress.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[āctīvus]]

+ * [[āctor]]

+ * [[agō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}