Where does “retrospectively” come from?
Retrospectively comes from English retrospect combined with the English adverbial suffix -līċ, derived from Latin -ivus and Latin retro meaning backward, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
retrospectively (English): In a retrospective manner
Definitions
- In a retrospective manner
Ancestry of “retrospectively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrospective | Of, relating to, or contemplating the past;... |
| 2 | Latin | retrospectus | |
| 3 | Latin | retrospicio | I look back at |
| 4 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 5 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |