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

  1. To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...

Ancestry of “treat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtreten—
2Old Frenchtretier—
3Latintractāre—
4Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
5Latin-tōForms here
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “treat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin -tō →