Where does “extractable” come from?
Extract comes from Latin extractus, the past participle of extrahere, formed from ex- meaning "out" and trahere meaning "to draw," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
extractable (English): Capable of being extracted
Definitions
- Capable of being extracted
Ancestry of “extractable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extract | Something that is extracted or drawn out; A... |
| 2 | Latin | extractum | extract |
| 3 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 4 | Latin | extrāhō | to drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove |
| 5 | Latin | trahō | to drag, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |