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Where does “retentio” come from?

retentio (Latin) comes from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

retentio (Latin): a holding back; holding in; a withholding; a...

Definitions

  1. a holding back; holding in; a withholding; a...

Ancestry of “retentio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinretentusrestrained, delayed; repressed; held
2Latinretineō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “retentio”

  • retention
  • retentional
  • irretention
  • retención
  • ritenzione
  • rétention
  • retenção
  • retentie
  • retencioun
  • retencion
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