Where does “detractive” come from?
detractive (English) comes from English detract, from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, from Latin detraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
detractive (English): Tending to detract or draw; Tending to lower in...
Definitions
- Tending to detract or draw; Tending to lower in...
Ancestry of “detractive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detract | To take away; to withdraw or remove; To take... |
| 2 | Middle French | détracter | — |
| 3 | Latin | detractum | nominative neuter singular of dētractus;... |
| 4 | Latin | detraho | I draw, pull, take or drag off, down or away;... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |