Where does “abstractivity” come from?
abstractivity (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.
abstractivity (English): The quality of being abstractive
Definitions
- The quality of being abstractive
Ancestry of “abstractivity”, step by step
abstractivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abstractive
| 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 |