Where does “unretractability” come from?
unretractability (English) comes from English retractability, from English retract, from French rétracter, from Latin retractāre, from Latin retractō, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unretractability (English): The quality of being unretractable
Definitions
- The quality of being unretractable
Ancestry of “unretractability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retractability | The quality of being retractable |
| 2 | English | retract | To pull back inside; To draw back; to draw up; To... |
| 3 | French | rétracter | to retract, contract |
| 4 | Latin | retractāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | retractō | to undertake again |
| 6 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 7 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |