Etymology of the French word contrat
the French word
contratderived from the Vulgar Juridical Latin word
contractusderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of contrat in French dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
contracteren, English
contract, French
contracter, German
kontrahieren, German
Kontrakt, Italian
contratto, Lithuanian
kontraktas, Norwegian
kontrahere, Polish
kontrakt, Russian
контpaкт, Spanish
contrato, Swedish
kontrahera, Yiddish
kontrakt
