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Where does “tractile” come from?

tractile (English) comes from Latin tractilis, 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.

tractile (English): Capable of being drawn or stretched out in...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being drawn or stretched out in...

Ancestry of “tractile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintractilis—
2Latintractusdragged, having been dragged; trailed, having...
3Latintraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
5Proto-Italictraɣō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “tractile”

  • tractility
  • intractile
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