Etymology of the English word pretreat
the English word
pretreatusing the English prefix
pre-derived from the Latin prefix
prae-derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-derived from the English word
treatderived from the Old French word
tretierderived from the Latin word
tractare (draw, haul, pull)
derived from the Latin word
tractus (wool drawn out for spinning; dragging or pulling along; drawing out; extent)
derived from the Classical Latin word
trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
