Where does “extrait” come from?
extrait (French) comes from Latin extractum, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
extrait (French): an extract; a clip; an excerpt
Definitions
- an extract; a clip; an excerpt
Ancestry of “extrait”, step by step
extrait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin extractum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | extractum | extract |
| 2 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 3 | Latin | extrāhō | to drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove |
| 4 | Latin | trahō | to drag, pull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
via Old French estrait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | estrait | — |