Where does “treni̱” come from?
treni̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish tren, from French train, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere — to run.
treni̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): Train
Definitions
- Train
Ancestry of “treni̱”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tren | train |
| 2 | French | train | train; pace; noise |
| 3 | Middle French | train | — |
| 4 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 5 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 7 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |