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Where does “arracher” come from?

arracher (Old French) comes from Old French arachier, from Latin exradicare, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

arracher (Old French): Alternative form of arachier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of arachier

Ancestry of “arracher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharachierto pull off
2Latinexradicare—
3Latinrādīx—
4Proto-Italicwrādīks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →