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
- Something that is extracted or drawn out; A...
Ancestry of “extract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | extractum | extract |
| 2 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 3 | Latin | extrāhō | — |
| 4 | Latin | trahō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
Words derived from “extract”