Where does “retrocausally” come from?
retrocausally (English) comes from English retrocausal, from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retrocausally (English): By means of, or in terms of, retrocausality
Definitions
- By means of, or in terms of, retrocausality
Ancestry of “retrocausally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retrocausal | Of or pertaining to retrocausality |
| 2 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 3 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 4 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 5 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 6 | Latin | retrō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |