Etymology of the Latin word contrahere
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)
Derivations in Latin
contractus,
contrahensDerivations in other languages
Juridical Latin
contractus, Portuguese
contrair, Romanian
contrage, Spanish
contraer
