Where does “extract” come from?

Extract comes from Latin extractum, the past participle of extrahere, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and trahere meaning "to pull," ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

extract (English): Something that is extracted or drawn out; A...

Definitions

  1. Something that is extracted or drawn out; A...

Ancestry of “extract”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextractumextract
2Latinextractusextracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged
3Latinextrāhōto drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove
4Latintrahōto drag, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “extract”

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