Where does “retrovesical” come from?

retrovesical (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.

retrovesical (English): Behind the urinary bladder

Definitions

  1. Behind the urinary bladder

Ancestry of “retrovesical”, step by step

retrovesical 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 vesical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesicalPertaining to the urinary bladder; For quotations...
2Latinvēsīcabladder, urinary bladder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketiEvery word from Proto-Italic doukō
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