Etymology

extraction

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Today it means: The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. Full definition →

Old French estraction ← Medieval Latin extractio
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromextractio
  2. Old French · derived fromestraction
  3. English todayextraction

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

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