Extract
/ɪkˈstrækt/noun
To remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
Did you know?The term 'extract' has roots in alchemical practices, where substances were 'pulled out' from their natural forms to create powerful elixirs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trah-
“to pull, drag, or draw.”
Latin
Latin
extractus
“drawn out or pulled out.”
Late Latin
Late Latin
extractere
“to draw out or remove.”
Old French
Old French
extraire
“to take out or remove.”
Middle English
Middle English
extracten
“to pull out or take away.”
Modern English
English
extract
“to remove or take out, especially by effort or force.”