Where does “retentate” come from?
retentate (English) comes from English retent, from Latin retentum, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
retentate (English): That which is retained, for example by a filter...
Definitions
- That which is retained, for example by a filter...
Ancestry of “retentate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retent | That which is retained |
| 2 | Latin | retentum | nominative neuter singular of retentus;... |
| 3 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 4 | Latin | retineō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |