tirer

French

verb
Definitions
  • to draw, drag, pull
  • to shoot
  • to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
  • to leave a place

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tirer (draw, draw a sword) inherited from Old French tirer (draw, pull out with great effort, tear away, snatch violently, snatch, pull out, pull, draw pull) inherited from Latin tīrāre, *tīrō, *tiro derived from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (remove, tear away) derived from Proto-Germanic *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off) derived from Proto-Indo-European *der- (tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb) derived from Latin *martyrāre.

Origin

Latin

*martyrāre

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