Where does “extricate” come from?
extricate (Latin) comes from Latin extrico, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
extricate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “extricate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | extrico | I disentangle, extricate, free |
| 2 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |