Where does “retrorsely” come from?

retrorsely (English) comes from English retrorse, from Latin retrorsus, from Latin retroversus.

retrorsely (English): In a retrorse fashion

Definitions

  1. In a retrorse fashion

Ancestry of “retrorsely”, step by step

retrorsely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English retrorse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretrorseBent backward or downward
2Latinretrorsus—
3Latinretroversus—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin retroversus →Every word from Latin retrorsus →Every word from English retrorse →