Where does “regrede” come from?
regrede (English) comes from Latin regredi, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
regrede (English): To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a...
Definitions
- To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a...
Ancestry of “regrede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | regredi | present active infinitive of regredior; to go... |
| 2 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |