Where does “retirer” come from?
retirer (French) comes from Late Latin retirare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
retirer (French): to take off; to remove; to withdraw; to get out;...
Definitions
- to take off; to remove; to withdraw; to get out;...
Ancestry of “retirer”, step by step
retirer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin retirare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | retirare | to withdraw |
| 2 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 3 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |