Where does “estreat” come from?
estreat (English) comes from Old French estrete, from Old French estrait, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
estreat (English): A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original...
Definitions
- A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original...
Ancestry of “estreat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estrete | extract; estreat; fine |
| 2 | Old French | estrait | — |
| 3 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 4 | Latin | extrāhō | — |
| 5 | Latin | trahō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
Words derived from “estreat”