Where does “traktoristka” come from?
traktoristka (Slovak) comes from Slovak traktorista, from German Traktor, from Russian тра́ктор, from Latin tractor, from Latin tracto, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho — to run.
traktoristka (Slovak): female tractor driver
Definitions
- female tractor driver
Ancestry of “traktoristka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | traktorista | tractor driver |
| 2 | German | Traktor | tractor |
| 3 | Russian | тра́ктор | tractor |
| 4 | Latin | tractor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | tracto | I tug, drag or haul; I handle or manage; I... |
| 6 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |