Where does “retrogradely” come from?
retrogradely (English) comes from English retrograde, from German retrograd, from French rétrograde, from Latin retrogradus, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retrogradely (English): With a backward motion
Definitions
- With a backward motion
Ancestry of “retrogradely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrograde | Directed backwards, retreating; reverting,... |
| 2 | German | retrograd | retrograde, backward |
| 3 | French | rétrograde | retrograde; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | retrogradus | — |
| 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 |