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Where does “extreat” come from?

extreat (English) comes from English estreat, 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.

extreat (English): Estreat; Extraction

Definitions

  1. Estreat; Extraction

Ancestry of “extreat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishestreatA true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original...
2Old Frenchestreteextract; estreat; fine
3Old Frenchestrait—
4Latinextractusextracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged
5Latinextrāhō—
6Latintrahō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
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