Where does “retrotranslocate” come from?
retrotranslocate (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.
retrotranslocate (English): To cause or to undergo retrotranslocation
Definitions
- To cause or to undergo retrotranslocation
Ancestry of “retrotranslocate”, step by step
retrotranslocate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English translocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translocate | To displace, or move from one place to another;... |
| 2 | English | locate | To place; to set in a particular spot or... |
| 3 | Latin | locātus | put, placed, having been set |
| 4 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |