Where does “distrait” come from?
distrait (English) comes from French distrait, from French distraire, from Latin distrahere, from Latin distraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
distrait (English): absent-minded, troubled, distracted
Definitions
- absent-minded, troubled, distracted
Ancestry of “distrait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | distrait | absent-minded; distracted; past participle of... |
| 2 | French | distraire | to distract |
| 3 | Latin | distrahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | distraho | I draw, pull or drag asunder; tear in pieces,... |
| 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 |