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traho

Pronunciation: [ˈtra.(ɦ)oː]

“traho” is a Latin word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drag, pull
  2. to trail
  3. to extract, withdraw, derive, take away
  4. to plunder, squander
  5. to draw out, extend, lengthen, prolong
  6. to protract, drag out, linger
  7. to weigh, ponder, consider
  8. to attract, draw (someone; their attention)
  9. to attract the support of, sway, win over

In Latin

  1. Vi ad se vel secum.

Etymology

Unclear. The -h- would normally correspond to Proto-Indo-European *-ǵʰ- or *-gʰ- (compare veho, from Proto-Italic *weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-). A relationship with Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to drag, draw”) is debated, since Latin initial t- and Germanic initial *d- is not a usual correspondence. Some consider it impossible for both to be inherited from a common Proto-Indo-European root…

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