Where does “attract” come from?
Attract comes from Latin attractus, the past participle of attrahere, formed from the prefix ad- meaning "to" and the root dʰregʰ- meaning "to draw."
attract (English): To pull toward without touching; To arouse...
Definitions
- To pull toward without touching; To arouse...
Ancestry of “attract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | attractus | attracted |
| 2 | Latin | attrahō | to draw, pull or drag to or towards with force |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |