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Where does “rétronasalement” come from?

rétronasalement (French) comes from French rétronasal, 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.

rétronasalement (French): retronasally

Definitions

  1. retronasally

Ancestry of “rétronasalement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrétronasalretronasal
2Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
3Latinretrō—
4Latindūcere—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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