Where does “regressivity” come from?
regressivity (English) comes from English regressive, from Latin regressivus, from Latin regredior, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
regressivity (English): The condition of being regressive
Definitions
- The condition of being regressive
Ancestry of “regressivity”, step by step
regressivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regressive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regressive | That tends to return, revert or regress; Whose... |
| 2 | Latin | regressivus | regressive, going backwards |
| 3 | Latin | regredior | I go or come back; turn back, return; I march... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |