Etymology

attraction

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Today it means: The tendency to attract. Full definition →

Middle English attraccioun ← Old French attraction ← Latin attractiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  6. Latintrahō
  7. Latinattrahō
  8. Latinattractiō
  9. Old Frenchattraction
  10. Middle Englishattraccioun
  11. English todayattraction

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

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