tract

/ˈtɹækt/TRAKT

/ˈtɹækt/TRAKT

Meaninga drawing out

Common meaning: a region

Other meanings: a short pamphlet

tractto pull, dragLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1885 · scan

Journey through time

Latintractus‘a drawing out’source
Englishtract‘a region’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin trahō ‘to pull, drag’.

Roots

trahō, trāxī, tractum Latin “to pull, drag”

Related words

abstract contract distract distractor extract protract retract subcontract

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