Where does “distracting” come from?
Distracting derives from English distract, from Latin distractus, the past participle of distraho, meaning to pull apart, from traho meaning to pull, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- and dwís.
distracting (English): present participle of distract
Definitions
- present participle of distract
Ancestry of “distracting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | distract | To divert the attention of; To make crazy or... |
| 2 | Latin | distractus | divided, scattered; sold |
| 3 | Latin | distrahō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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