myEtymology.com: French etymology of contracter

1. Etymology of the French word contracter

the French word contracter

derived from the Vulgar Juridical Latin word contractus

derived from the Latin word contrahere (bring, draw together, in; enter into, upon relationship, agreement; sadden, depress, diminish)

derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Dutch contracteren, English contract, French contrat, German kontrahieren, German Kontrakt, Italian contratto, Lithuanian kontraktas, Norwegian kontrahere, Polish kontrakt, Russian контpaкт, Spanish contrato, Swedish kontrahera, Yiddish kontrakt

derived from the French word contracter

derived from the Latin word contractus (close, narrow, restricted; shrinking, narrowing; undertaking; violated; dishonored; touched carnally)

derived from the Latin word contrahere (bring, draw together, in; enter into, upon relationship, agreement; sadden, depress, diminish)

derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)