Attractor
/əˈtræk.tər/noun
Something that draws objects, people, or attention toward itself.
Did you know?Attractor shares its deep root with words about dragging, tracing, and even strategy: in ancient Latin, the same pull-root could describe both physical drawing and mental “attraction.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trag- / *treg-
“To draw, pull, or drag”
Latin
Latin
trahere
“To draw, pull, drag”
Latin
Latin
attractus
“Drawn toward; pulled to”
14th Century
English
attractour
“One that draws or pulls toward itself”
Modern English
English
attractor
“Something that draws or pulls toward itself”