Where does “epsilonic” come from?
epsilonic (English) comes from English epsilon, from English retrovirus, from English retro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
epsilonic (English): Relating to epsilonics
Ancestry of “epsilonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | epsilon | The name for the fifth letter of the Greek... |
| 2 | English | retrovirus | Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of... |
| 3 | English | retro- | Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite... |
| 4 | Latin | retrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |