Etymology of the English word abstract
the English word
abstractderived from the Medieval Latin word
abstractus (abstract)
derived from the Latin word
abstrahere (drag away from, remove forcibly, abort)
derived from the Classical Latin word
trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
using the Latin prefix
abs-derived from the Latin word
absDate
The earliest known usage of abstract in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
abstracted,
abstractingDerivations in other languages
Italian
abstract, Portuguese
abstractCognates
Catalan
abstret, Dutch
abstract, French
abstrait, German
abstrakt, Icelandic
afstrakt, Latin
abstractus, Lithuanian
abstraktus, Provençal
abstrayt, Russian
aбстpaктный, Spanish
abstracto, Swedish
abstraktUsage
Word found in Modern English
