Where does “tractor” come from?
Tractor comes from Latin tractus, the past participle of trahere and traho, which derive from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- and ultimately dʰregʰ-, meaning to draw or pull.
tractor (English): A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm...
Definitions
- A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm...
Ancestry of “tractor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
Words derived from “tractor”