Roots / *h₂eḱ-tó-₂
h₂eḱ-tó-₂ “sharpened, done with force” Widely accepted action force
act, action, actual, exact, react
At a Glance
Reconstruction h₂eḱ-tó-₂ Meaning “sharpened, done with force” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field action, force Participial form of *h₂eǵ- giving Latin actus, English act, action, actual, exact, react.
bheg- “to break, shatter” bʰelh₂- “to strike, fight in battle” bʰendʰ-₂ “to bind, tie, fetter” bʰendʰ-mn̥ “something bound, a binding” bʰer- “to carry, to bear” bʰer-mn̥-₂ “something carried, a burden” bʰerh₃- “to bore, to pierce through” bʰerH- “to scrape, bore, perforate” related entry