Italian word tratto comes from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ-, and later Latin tractus (Drawing, dragging, hauling, pulling.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*tragʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to draw, drag |
traho | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I attract the support of, win over.. (figuratively) I attract, draw (someone; their attention). I drag.. I draw out, prolong.. I extract, withdraw.. I plunder, squander.. I trail. |
tractus | Latin (lat) | Drawing, dragging, hauling, pulling. |
tratto | Italian (ita) | (followed by da) taken (from), based (on) (anatomy) tract. (chiefly, in the plural) feature, lineament. (chiefly, in the plural) feature, trait, characteristic. Part, section, piece. Plot. Stretch (of road, river etc). Stroke, line (of a pen etc). Time, period. |