Where does “retracting” come from?
Retracting derives from Middle English retracten, from Old French retracter, from Late Latin retracto, combining Latin re- (back) and traho (to draw or pull).
retracting (English): present participle of retract
Definitions
- present participle of retract
Ancestry of “retracting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retract | To pull back inside; To draw back; to draw up; To... |
| 2 | French | rétracter | to retract, contract |
| 3 | Latin | retractāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | retractō | — |
| 5 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 6 | Latin | retrahō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “retracting”