Where does “nonretracting” come from?
nonretracting (English) comes from English retracting, from English retract, from French rétracter, from Latin retractāre, from Latin retractō, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
nonretracting (English): That does not retract
Ancestry of “nonretracting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retracting | present participle of retract |
| 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| 6 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |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 |