Where does “retrograd” come from?
retrograd (German) comes from French rétrograde, from Latin retrogradus, 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.
retrograd (German): retrograde, backward
Definitions
- retrograde, backward
Ancestry of “retrograd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rétrograde | retrograde; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | retrogradus | — |
| 3 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 4 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |