Where does “train” come from?
train (French) comes from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō — to run.
train (French): train; pace; noise
Definitions
- train; pace; noise
Ancestry of “train”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | train | — |
| 2 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 3 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 5 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |