Where does “retro-” come from?
retro- (English) comes from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retro- (English): Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite...
Definitions
- Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite...
Ancestry of “retro-”, step by step
Words derived from “retro-”
- antiretroviral
- retroperitoneal
- retroviral
- retrofit
- retrovirus
- epsilon
- retroversion
- retropharyngeal
- retrotransposon
- retrotransposition
- retrocalcaneal
- retropulsion
- retroplacental
- retroperitoneoscopic
- retropalatal
- retroperitoneally
- retroaction
- retrovirally
- retroelement
- retrocognition
- retronasal
- retrodict
- retrorocket
- retrofire