plz dont give me some weird link, or some weird phrase that's hard to decipher. just tell me straight out. thx!
2006-09-21 15:34:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1535 (implied in protraction), "prolongation, extension of time," from L.L. protractionem "a drawing out or lengthening," from pp. stem of protrahere, from pro- "forward" + trahere "to draw" (see tract (1)). Etymologically identical with portray, which was altered in French. Protractor "one who lengthens (an action)" is from 1611; sense of "instrument for drawing angles" first recorded 1658.
2006-09-21 15:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the word protract comes from the Latin word protrahere ‘prolong’
2006-09-21 15:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by -- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere, literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw.
2006-09-21 15:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋