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Where does “tret” come from?

tret (English) comes from English tretinoin, from English trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tret (English): An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse...

Definitions

  1. An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse...

Ancestry of “tret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtretinoinThe all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is...
2Englishtrans-Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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