Actual
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/noun
Existing in fact; real or true.
Did you know?The word 'actual' derives from a term meaning 'to do' or 'to act', linking it to the power of manifestation through action.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ag-
“To drive, to lead, to do.”
Latin
Latin
actus
“A doing, a deed, an act.”
Late Latin
Late Latin
actualis
“Of action, real or actual.”
Old French
Old French
actuel
“Real, present, or actual.”
Middle English
Middle English
actual
“Existing in reality; not just theoretical.”
Modern English
English
actual
“Referring to something that is real or existing in fact.”