Where does “straccio” come from?
straccio (Italian) comes from Italian stracciare, 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.
straccio (Italian): rag; mop, duster; wretch
Definitions
- rag; mop, duster; wretch
Ancestry of “straccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stracciare | to tear or rip flesh; to tear up or rip up |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | extractiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 4 | Latin | extrāhō | to drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove |
| 5 | Latin | trahō | to drag, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |