Where does “retrotranslocator” come from?

retrotranslocator (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.

Ancestry of “retrotranslocator”, step by step

retrotranslocator 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 translocator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranslocatorA translocon
2EnglishtranslocateTo displace, or move from one place to another;...
3EnglishlocateTo place; to set in a particular spot or...
4Latinlocātusput, placed, having been set
5Latinlocōto put, place, set
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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