Where does “tract” come from?
Tract comes from Latin tractus, the past participle of trahere, meaning to draw or drag, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-.
tract (English): An area or expanse; A series of connected body...
Definitions
- An area or expanse; A series of connected body...
Ancestry of “tract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 2 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |