Where does βtiretβ come from?
tiret (French) comes from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic ππΉππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ
, from Proto-Indo-European der- β to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tiret (French): dash; a string used to tie papers together
Definitions
- dash; a string used to tie papers together
Ancestry of βtiretβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw , to... |
| 2 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 3 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ
| to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from βtiretβ