Where does “retroilu” come from?
retroilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish retroilla, from Finnish retro, from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retroilu (Finnish): going retro
Definitions
- going retro
Ancestry of “retroilu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | retroilla | to go retro |
| 2 | Finnish | retro | retro style, retro |
| 3 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 4 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 5 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 6 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 7 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 8 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |