Where does “retrofract” come from?

retrofract (English) comes from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

retrofract (English): Bent sharply back, so as to appear broken

Definitions

  1. Bent sharply back, so as to appear broken

Ancestry of “retrofract”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangōto break, shatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →