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Where does “regredi” come from?

regredi (Latin) comes from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

regredi (Latin): present active infinitive of regredior; to go...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of regredior; to go...

Ancestry of “regredi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “regredi”

  • regression
  • regress
  • regressor
  • autoregression
  • metaregression
  • regressand
  • regressional
  • regressionist
  • regrede
  • vasoregression
  • regressionary
  • regressionism
  • regressus
  • regresar
  • regressar
  • regress
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