Where does “tract” come from?
tract (French) comes from English tract, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
tract (French): flyer, circular, pamphlet
Definitions
- flyer, circular, pamphlet
Ancestry of “tract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tract | An area or expanse; A series of connected body... |
| 2 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |