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
Definitions
- That does not retract
Ancestry of “nonretracting”, step by step
nonretracting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retracting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to undertake again |
| 6 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 7 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |