Where does “retrogradingly” come from?
retrogradingly (English) comes from English retrograding, from English retrograde, from German retrograd, from French rétrograde, from Latin retrogradus, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retrogradingly (English): So as to retrograde
Definitions
- So as to retrograde
Ancestry of “retrogradingly”, step by step
retrogradingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrograding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrograding | present participle of retrograde |
| 2 | English | retrograde | Directed backwards, retreating; reverting,... |
| 3 | German | retrograd | retrograde, backward |
| 4 | French | rétrograde | retrograde; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | retrogradus | — |
| 6 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 7 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |