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Where does “retraire” come from?

retraire (French) comes from Old French retraire, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

retraire (French): to withdraw; to take out

Definitions

  1. to withdraw; to take out

Ancestry of “retraire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchretraireto extract; to remove; to leave; to depart
2Latinretrahō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “retraire”

  • retrait
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