Where does “abstractively” come from?
abstractively (English) comes from English abstractive, from Middle English abstractif, from Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus, from Latin abstrahere, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō — to run.
abstractively (English): In an abstract manner; in the abstract
Definitions
- In an abstract manner; in the abstract
Ancestry of “abstractively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstractive | Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending... |
| 2 | Middle English | abstractif | Denoting a quality or state that is not concrete;... |
| 3 | Latin | abstractivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | abstractus | drawn away from, having been drawn away from;... |
| 5 | Latin | abstrahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |