Where does “trace” come from?

trace (Italian) comes from Latin thraex, from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ, from Ancient Greek θράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.

trace (Italian): Thracian; A person from or an inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. Thracian; A person from or an inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “trace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinthraexA gladiator bearing Thracian equipment
2Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
3Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé- →Every word from Ancient Greek θράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ →