Where does “tractable” come from?

Tractable comes from Latin tractabilis, formed from the verb trahere meaning "to draw or drag," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- with the same sense.

tractable (English): Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed;...

Ancestry of “tractable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintractābilistractable
2Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
3Latin-tōForms here
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “tractable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →