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

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “extricate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextricoI disentangle, extricate, free
2Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin tricae →Every word from Latin extrico →