Where does “retrocedere” come from?

retrocedere (Italian) comes from Latin retrōcēdō, 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.

retrocedere (Italian): To degrade or demote; To relegate; To move back,...

Definitions

  1. To degrade or demote; To relegate; To move back,...

Ancestry of “retrocedere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretrōcēdōto retrocede, give back, restore, reassign
2Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
3Latindūcere—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “retrocedere”

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