Where does “treating” come from?
Treating comes from Middle English treten, from Old French traiter, from Latin tracto, frequentative of trahere meaning to draw or drag, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-.
treating (English): present participle of treat; treatment
Definitions
- present participle of treat; treatment
Ancestry of “treating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treat | To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | treten | — |
| 3 | Old French | tretier | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |