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
- to uproot, pull up, tear out; to extract, take...
Ancestry of “arracher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | esrachier | to eradicate; to get rid of |
| 2 | Latin | exradicare | — |
| 3 | Latin | rādīx | root of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |