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Where does “arracher” come from?

arracher (French) comes from Old French esrachier, from Latin exradicare, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

arracher (French): to uproot, pull up, tear out; to extract, take...

Definitions

  1. to uproot, pull up, tear out; to extract, take...

Ancestry of “arracher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesrachierto eradicate; to get rid of
2Latinexradicare—
3Latinrādīx—
4Proto-Italicwrādīks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “arracher”

  • arrachement
  • arracheur
  • arrachage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →