Etymology

tractor

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Today it means: A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. Full definition →

Latin tractus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtractus
  2. English todaytractor

Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahō, trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.

Words from the same roots

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