Where does “stracciare” come from?
stracciare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin extractiare, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
stracciare (Italian): to tear or rip flesh; to tear up or rip up
Definitions
- to tear or rip flesh; to tear up or rip up
Ancestry of “stracciare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | extractiare | — |
| 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 |