Where does “retour” come from?
retour (Dutch) comes from French retour, from French retourner, from Old French retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
retour (Dutch): back whence one came; return; return ticket for a...
Definitions
- back whence one came; return; return ticket for a...
Ancestry of “retour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | retour | return; second coming |
| 2 | French | retourner | to turn over, turn upside-down; to turn; to toss... |
| 3 | Old French | retorner | to return; to turn again |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | retornare | to turn back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |