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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tractus.

dragging or pulling along; drawing out; extent; tract, region; lengthening;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a drawing, dragging, hauling, pulling

    abstract · declension-4 · masculine
  2. a stretch, tract of land, region

    concrete · declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. dragged, having been dragged

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. trailed, having been trailed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. extracted, withdrawn, having been extracted or withdrawn

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. plundered, squandered, having been plundered or squandered

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  5. drawn out, prolonged, having been drawn out or prolonged

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

Perfect passive participle of trahō (“to drag; extract”).

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