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Etymology of the English word train

the English word train
derived from the French word traîner
derived from the Vulgar Latin word traginare
derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)
derived from the Old French word trahiner
derived from the Vulgar Latin word traginare
derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)

Date

The earliest known usage of train in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

aerotrain, detrain, entrain, hovertrain, retrain, turbotrain, trainer, training, trained

Derivations in other languages

Italian trenare

Cognates

Catalan tragi, French train, French entraîner, Italian traino, Italian treno, Spanish tragin

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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