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Where does “distra” come from?

distra (Romanian) comes from French distrait, from French distraire, from Latin distrahere, from Latin distraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

distra (Romanian): to entertain, to amuse; to enjoy oneself

Definitions

  1. to entertain, to amuse; to enjoy oneself

Ancestry of “distra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdistraitabsent-minded; distracted; past participle of...
2Frenchdistraireto distract
3Latindistraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatindistrahoI draw, pull or drag asunder; tear in pieces,...
5LatintrahoI drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw
6Proto-Italictraɣō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
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