Where does “rétro” come from?

rétro (Italian) comes from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, 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.

rétro (Italian): retro

Definitions

  1. retro

Ancestry of “rétro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrétroshortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro
2Frenchrétroviseurrear-view mirror
3Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
4Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
5Latindūcere—
6Proto-Italicdoukōlead
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “rétro”

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