Where does “retrogrado” come from?
retrogrado (Italian) comes 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.
retrogrado (Italian): retrograde; backward; reactionary
Definitions
- retrograde; backward; reactionary
Ancestry of “retrogrado”, step by step