Where does “retrotranspose” come from?
retrotranspose (English) comes from English transpose, from Old French transposer, from Latin transpositus, from Latin transpono, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
retrotranspose (English): To cause or to undergo retrotransposition
Definitions
- To cause or to undergo retrotransposition
Ancestry of “retrotranspose”, step by step
retrotranspose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transpose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transpose | To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange |
| 2 | Old French | transposer | — |
| 3 | Latin | transpositus | transferred |
| 4 | Latin | transpono | I place over or across; I transfer |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |