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Where does “Tractarian” come from?

Tractarian (English) comes from English tract, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

Tractarian (English): A member of the Oxford movement; Pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Oxford movement; Pertaining to...

Ancestry of “Tractarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtractAn area or expanse; A series of connected body...
2Latintractusdragged, having been dragged; trailed, having...
3Latintraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
5Proto-Italictraɣō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “Tractarian”

  • Tractarianism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →