Etymology:
attrahere, meaning "to draw to or towards"*h₂et-, meaning "to take, seize"Meaning:
To make someone or something come closer to oneself or something else physically, emotionally, or mentally.
Origin:
The word "attract" has Old French and Latin roots. The Old French word "atraire", meaning "to draw or pull," is derived from the Latin verb "attrahere", which means "to draw to or towards." This Latin verb is formed from the prefix "ad-" (meaning "towards") and the verb "trahere" (meaning "to draw or pull").
The Proto-Indo-European root "*h₂et-" is also found in other words related to bringing something closer, such as "attendant" (one who waits upon someone), "attention" (the act of focusing on something), and "attach" (to fasten something to something else).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how their meaning has changed over time
