Where does “エキス” come from?

エキス (Japanese) comes from Japanese エキストラクト, from English extract, from Latin extractum, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

エキス (Japanese): extract

Definitions

  1. extract

Ancestry of “エキス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseエキストラクト
2EnglishextractSomething that is extracted or drawn out; A...
3Latinextractumextract
4Latinextractusextracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged
5Latinextrāhōto drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove
6Latintrahōto drag, pull
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “エキス

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ-Every word from Latin trahōEvery word from Latin extrāhō