Etymograph

English

protractable

From protract + -able.

Formed from protract + -able

Latin trahō ‘to drag’

Latin prōtrahō ‘to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to…’

English protract

Today it means

adj Able to be protracted or extended.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “protractable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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