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This in turn was derived from the verb traitier, which means "to deal with" or "to set forth in speech or writing".

The etymological lineage can be traced further back to the Latin word tractatus, which is a form of the verb tractare, meaning "to drag about" or "to deal with".

Historically significant treatises

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The works presented here have been identified as influential by scholars on the development of human civilization.

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Euclid's Elements

Euclid's Elements has

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