actriz
/aɡˈtɾiθ/ · B1 · noun · f
actress
🎭 actriz = actor + -triz, the feminine ending, like English actr-ess
Latin actrix (doer, female) gave Spanish actriz: the -triz ending marks the feminine of -tor/-dor nouns, as in emperatriz (empress). English actress is built the same way, so swap -ess for -iz.