Where does “rétro” come from?

rétro (French) comes from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

rétro (French): shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro

Definitions

  1. shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro

Ancestry of “rétro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrétroviseurrear-view mirror
2Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
3Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
4Latindūcere—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “rétro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →