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attractus.

attraction, drawing to;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a drawing to, attraction

    Late-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin attractus From attrahō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb

  1. attracted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  2. prompted, moved, incited

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  3. drawn, dragged in or together or before or along, led

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  4. contracted or knitted (e.g., one's brows)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of attrahō.

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