Where does “extracteth” come from?
extracteth (English) comes from English extract, from Latin extractum, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
extracteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “extracteth”, step by step
extracteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extract
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |