Where does “tram” come from?

tram (Catalan) comes from Latin trama, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

tram (Catalan): segment; Clipping of tramvia

Definitions

  1. segment; Clipping of tramvia

Ancestry of “tram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintramawoof, weft; A lean, lanky person
2Latintrahōto drag, pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “tram”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Latin trahō →Every word from Latin trama →