Where does “retrochoanal” come from?
retrochoanal (English) comes from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retrochoanal (English): Behind the choana
Definitions
- Behind the choana
Ancestry of “retrochoanal”, step by step
retrochoanal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 2 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 3 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 4 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 5 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 6 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English choanal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choanal | Related to the choana |
| 2 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |