Where does “nonretractable” come from?
nonretractable (English) comes from English retractable, from English retract, from French rétracter, from Latin retractāre, from Latin retractō, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
nonretractable (English): Not retractable
Ancestry of “nonretractable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retractable | Capable of being retracted; retractile; A... |
| 2 | English | retract | To pull back inside; To draw back; to draw up; To... |
| 3 | French | rétracter | to retract, contract |
| 4 | Latin | retractāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | retractō | — |
| 6 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 7 | Latin | retrahō | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |