Where does “detractare” come from?
detractare (Romanian) comes from Romanian detracta, from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, from Latin detraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
detractare (Romanian): detraction
Definitions
- detraction
Ancestry of “detractare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | detracta | to detract |
| 2 | Middle French | détracter | — |
| 3 | Latin | detractum | nominative neuter singular of dētractus;... |
| 4 | Latin | detraho | I draw, pull, take or drag off, down or away;... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |