Where does “retroposable” come from?
retroposable (English) comes from English posable, from English posé, from French posé, from French poser, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
retroposable (English): Able to undergo retroposition
Definitions
- Able to undergo retroposition
Ancestry of “retroposable”, step by step
retroposable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English posable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posable | Able to be posed |
| 2 | English | posé | Standing still, with all the feet on the ground |
| 3 | French | posé | past participle of poser; placed, posed |
| 4 | French | poser | to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land |
| 5 | Old French | poser | to put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pauso | to blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |