Where does “retrogradism” come from?
retrogradism (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.
retrogradism (English): Support for retrogression
Definitions
- Support for retrogression
Ancestry of “retrogradism”, step by step
retrogradism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrograde
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |