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Where does “distrahere” come from?

distrahere (Latin) comes from Latin distraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

distrahere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “distrahere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindistrahoI draw, pull or drag asunder; tear in pieces,...
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 “distrahere”

  • distrait
  • distraer
  • distrarre
  • distraibile
  • distraire
  • distrait
  • distraído
  • distrair
  • distreure
  • distraer
  • distra
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