Where does “retreatingness” come from?
retreatingness (English) comes from English retreating, from English retreat, from Middle English retret, from Old French retrait, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
retreatingness (English): The quality of retreating
Definitions
- The quality of retreating
Ancestry of “retreatingness”, step by step
retreatingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retreating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retreating | present participle of retreat; The act of moving... |
| 2 | English | retreat | The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from... |
| 3 | Middle English | retret | — |
| 4 | Old French | retrait | — |
| 5 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |