" distrait "

[Adjective]  | "dis*trait" | \ di-ˈstrā \

1: apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English distrait, destrat, destrait "separated, distracted, distressed," borrowed from Anglo-French detreit, destrait, past participle of detraire, detreire, destreire "to tear to pieces, destroy, slander," probably from de- {see: |de-|de-} + traire "to draw, pull" (going back to Latin trahere) but associated with both distracten "to {see: |distract:1|distract:1}" and detracten "to speak ill of, slander" (see: {see: |detract|detract}) {mat|abstract:1|};

  * Note : The Middle English word apparently did not survive into Modern English. French distrait was reborrowed in the eighteenth century, as is reflected in the current pronunciation. The Modern French word is the past participle of destraire, a loan from Latin distrahere (see: {distract:1|distract:1}) with the second element assimilated to traire.;

[Adjective]  | "distrait"