act (v.)

act (v.)

 ‘act upon, adjudicate’

     E. acte, act < Lat. actus < agere ‘to set in motion, drive, drive forward’ < ak < ag- < Tamil ukai

 

English words derived from Tamil ukai connoting ‘going forward’

coagulate

ambiguous

anagogical

antagonize

apagoge

castigate

demagogue

fumigation

glucagon

hypnagogic

isagoge

litigate

litigation

mitigate

mystagogue

navigate

pedagogue

plutogogue

synagogue

variegate

agony

protagonist

act (n.)

action

active

actor

actual

actuary

actuate

axiom

counteract

epact

exact

exacta

interact

react

redact

retroactive

squat

transact

transaction

agile

exigency

intransigent

purge

agitation

cache

essay

agency

agenda

agent

ambagious

cogent

assay (n.)

assay (v.)

embassy

ambassador

auto-da-fe

strategy

examine

exiguous

auriga

cogitation

objurgate

prodigal