Where does “rétroviseur” come from?

rétroviseur (French) comes 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.

rétroviseur (French): rear-view mirror

Definitions

  1. rear-view mirror

Ancestry of “rétroviseur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rétroviseur”

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