Where does “retractor” come from?
Retractor comes from English retract, derived from Middle English retracten, from Old French retracter, from Late Latin retracto, combining Latin re- (back) and traho (to draw or pull).
retractor (English): One who, or that which, retracts; In...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, retracts; In...
Ancestry of “retractor”, step by step
retractor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retract
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to undertake again |
| 5 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 6 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |