Where does “positraction” come from?

positraction (English) comes from English traction, from Medieval Latin tractio, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

positraction (English): Limited-slip differential

Definitions

  1. Limited-slip differential

Ancestry of “positraction”, step by step

positraction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English traction

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtractionThe act of pulling something along a surface...
2Medieval Latintractio
3Latintractusdragged, having been dragged; trailed, having...
4Latintraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
6Proto-Italictraɣō
7Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via English positive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositiveNot negative or neutral; Formally laid down;...
2Old Frenchpositif
3Latinposītivuspositive
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō
6Proto-Italicpozinō
7Proto-Italicsinō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-
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