Where does “miniretrospective” come from?
miniretrospective (English) comes from English retrospective, from Latin retrospectus, from Latin retrospicio, 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.
miniretrospective (English): A small retrospective of an artist's work
Definitions
- A small retrospective of an artist's work
Ancestry of “miniretrospective”, step by step
miniretrospective traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrospective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrospective | Of, relating to, or contemplating the past;... |
| 2 | Latin | retrospectus | |
| 3 | Latin | retrospicio | I look back at |
| 4 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 5 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |