Where does “retropseudogene” come from?

retropseudogene (English) comes from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

retropseudogene (English): A decayed retrocopy

Definitions

  1. A decayed retrocopy

Ancestry of “retropseudogene”, step by step

retropseudogene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English retro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretroOf, or relating to, the past, past times, or the...
2Frenchrétroshortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro
3Frenchrétroviseurrear-view mirror
4Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
5Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
6Latindūcere
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English pseudogene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudogeneA segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an...
2EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
3Germangēn
4Middle High Germangēn
5Old High Germangēn
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketiEvery word from Proto-Italic doukō