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Where does “retentie” come from?

retentie (Dutch) comes from Latin retentio, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

retentie (Dutch): The retention, act of retaining something rather...

Definitions

  1. The retention, act of retaining something rather...

Ancestry of “retentie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretentioa holding back; holding in; a withholding; a...
2Latinretentusrestrained, delayed; repressed; held
3Latinretineō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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