Etymology of the English word extract
the English word
extractderived from the Latin word
extractusderived from the Classical Latin word
extrahere (drag out; prolong; rescue)
derived from the Classical Latin word
trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of extract in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
extractant,
extractive,
extractor,
fluidextract,
extracted,
extractingCognates
Catalan
extracte, Dutch
extract, French
extrait, German
Extrakt, Latin
extractum, Lithuanian
ekstraktas, Norwegian
ekstrakt, Provençal
estrat, Russian
экcтpaкт, Spanish
extracto, Swedish
extraktUsage
Word found in Modern English
