Etymograph

English

traitlike

From trait + -like.

Formed from trait + -like

Latin trahō ‘to drag, pull’

Latin tractus ‘drawing, pulling’

Middle French trait ‘line, feature’

English trait

Today it means

adj Having characteristics of a trait

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “traitlike”. 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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