Where does “retrozonular” come from?

retrozonular (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.

retrozonular (English): Behind a zonule

Definitions

  1. Behind a zonule

Ancestry of “retrozonular”, step by step

retrozonular 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 zonular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzonularPertaining to a zonule or zonules
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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