Where does “rétrograde” come from?
rétrograde (French) comes from Latin retrogradus, 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.
rétrograde (French): retrograde; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- retrograde; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “rétrograde”, step by step
rétrograde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin retrogradus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | retrogradus | — |
| 2 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 3 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Latin retrogrado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | retrogrado | — |