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Where does “training” come from?

Training derives from English train, from Old French train, from Middle French traïne, from Old French traïr, from Latin traho meaning to draw or drag.

training (English): present participle of train; Action of the verb...

Definitions

  1. present participle of train; Action of the verb...

Ancestry of “training”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrainElongated portion; Connected sequence of people...
2Middle Englishtrain—
3Old Frenchtraina delay, a drawing out
4Old FrenchtraïnerAlternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw
5Vulgar Latintraginarepresent active infinitive of *traginō
6Latintragēre—
7Latintraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
9Proto-Italictraɣō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “training”

  • posttraining
  • pretraining
  • cross-training
  • strength training
  • e-training
  • cybertraining
  • тренинг
  • tréning
  • tréningruha
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