Where does “retcon” come from?
retcon (English) comes from English continuity, from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitas, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
retcon (English): A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial...
Definitions
- A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial...
Ancestry of “retcon”, step by step
retcon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English continuity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | continuity | Lack of interruption or disconnection; the... |
| 2 | Middle French | continuité | — |
| 3 | Latin | continuitas | continuation, prolongation, extension;... |
| 4 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 5 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English retroactive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retroactive | Extending in scope, effect, application or... |
| 2 | French | rétroactif | retroactive |
| 3 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 4 | Old French | actif | active |
| 5 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |