Where does “retrospect” come from?
Retrospect comes from Latin retrospectum, past participle of retrospicio meaning "to look back," formed from retro "backward" and -spicio "to look," ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European wert- meaning "to turn."
retrospect (English): Consideration of past times; To look or refer...
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- Consideration of past times; To look or refer...
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