Where does “train” come from?
train (Middle English) comes from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- — to run.
Ancestry of “train”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 2 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 4 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
Words derived from “train”