Where does “subtractio” come from?

subtractio (Late Latin) comes from Latin subtraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

subtractio (Late Latin): withdrawing; subtraction

Definitions

  1. withdrawing; subtraction

Ancestry of “subtractio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubtrahoI pull out from under; I remove, withdraw,...
2LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
3Proto-Italictraɣō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “subtractio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic traɣō →
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