Latin
tractāre
‘to pull", "to manage’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin tractāre.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin tractāre, most familiar first.
- treat ← treten ← treter
- tract
- trattoria ← trattore ← trattare
- tractability ← tractabilitas ← tractābilis
- traiteur ← traiter ← traicter ← tretier
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Etymograph / Latin tractāre