Definition of "traces" []

• Plural form of trace. (noun)
• Minute remnants (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trace. (verb)

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• "Jonathan Sarna, the dean of American Jewish historians at Brandeis University, said the term traces its roots to the claims that Jews used the blood of Christian children to make matzoh, which he noted is ironic since Jewish law prohibits the use of blood in rituals."
• "Although of modern relevance, the term traces its roots to the U.S."
• "The Hindi word traces its own roots to the ancient Sanskrit bhangha, meaning “pounded” or “broken up,” potentially with reference to the processing of hemp, the extracted fiber that has been used since prehistoric times to make things like ropes."