Where does “rétronymique” come from?

rétronymique (French) comes from French rétronyme, 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.

rétronymique (French): retronymic

Definitions

  1. retronymic

Ancestry of “rétronymique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrétronymeretronym
2Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
3Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
4Latindūcere—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →