Where does “treat” come from?
Treat comes from Middle English treten, from Old French traiter, from Latin tracto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- meaning to draw or drag.
treat (English): To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
Definitions
- To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
Ancestry of “treat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | treten | — |
| 2 | Old French | tretier | — |
| 3 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “treat”