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Where does “retaulus” come from?

retaulus (Late Latin) comes from Latin retrotabulum, 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.

Ancestry of “retaulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretrotabulum—
2Latinretrō—
3Latindūcere—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “retaulus”

  • retablo
  • retaule
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →