Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Histrio

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

HIS'TRIO. A word of Etruscan origin, which, in that language, signified a pantomimic performer and dancer on the stage (Liv. vii. 2.); but amongst the Romans was used in a more general sense, like our term actor, to signify any dramatic performer who delivered the dialogue of a play, with appropriate action (Cic. Fin. iii. 7.), including both actors of tragedy (Plin. H. N. xxxv. 46.) and comedy. Plin. H. N. vii. 54.